Sports News
Sports – Friday, January 11th, 2013
Packers Travel to San Francisco
The Green Bay Packers head to San Francisco today as they get ready for Saturday night’s NFC Divisional playoff game against the 49ers. Everyone but Jerel Worthy and Jarrett Boykin practiced on Thursday. The flu bug is going through the Packers locker room. Randall Cobb has been dealing with the flu this week. Aaron Rodgers told reporters that he’s not 100% but will be ready to go on Saturday night. Pregame coverage begins at 5pm. The kickoff is set for 7pm on KFIZ.
49ers Keep Kicker
The 49ers have kicking problem much like the Packers, David Akers has struggled all season and the team brought in Billy Cundiff to compete for the job this week. When it was all said and done, Niners head coach Jim Harbaugh decided to stick with Akers.
Coaching Comings and Going
The Cleveland Browns have hired Carolina offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as their new head coach. Jacksonville has fired head coach Mike Malarkey.
Narveson Gets Deal
The Brewers avoided arbitration with lefty Chris Narveson agreeing to a one-year, $840,000 contract. He was 1-1 last year before having season ending rotator cuff surgery. John Axford, Burke Badenhop, Marco Estrada, and Carlos Gomez are the only Brewers still eligible for arbitration.
College Hoops Unbeaten Goes Down
Arizona fell from the ranks of the unbeaten in men’s college basketball on Thursday night, losing to Oregon 70-66.
Women’s College Hoops
Concordia 61 Marian 29
Punt Pass and Kick
Our 9 yr old Alayna Suprenand has advanced to the NFL punt pass kick finals competition being held in Atlanta this weekend. She is a 4th grader at Redeemer Lutheran School in Fond du Lac. She won her local & sectional events in September. She then competed in Green Bay Packer team championship in November and won. We found out that her score finished in the top 4 nationally, which has advanced her to the National Championship. The championship will be held in the Georgia Dome this Saturday. All participants will also throw a pass at halftime of the Falcon/Seahawk game, with the winners announced live on the FOX broadcast during the game.
Fondy Hoops on KFIZ
The Fond du Lac boys basketball team heads to Appleton West tonight. You’ll hear all the action on News-Talk 1450 KFIZ. Coverage begins at 7:05pm with the Backyard Grill Pregame Show. The tip is set for 7:30pm. The game also streams at kfiz.com
Thursday, January 10th
Boys Basketball
Kewaskum 53 New Holstein 49
Sheboygan Falls 47 Campbellsport 33
Living Word Lutheran 54 St. Lawrence 26
Girls Basketball
St. Mary’s Springs 49 Laconia 27
KML 49 WLA 31
North Fondy 50 Mayville 35
Omro 30 Lomira 29
Markesan 68 CWC 24
Appleton Xavier 55 Ripon 21
Chilton 31 Reedsville 17
Oakfield @ Montello
Friday, January 11th
Boys Basketball
Fond du Lac @ Appleton West
Appleton North @ Neenah
Oshkosh West @ Oshkosh North
Kimberly @ Menasha
Appleton East @ Kaukauna
WLA @ Omro
North Fond du Lac @ KML
St. Mary’s Springs @ Laconia
Lomira @ Mayville
Waupun @ Two Rivers
Ripon @ Appleton Xavier
Chilton @ Roncalli
Montello @ Oakfield
Girls Basketball
Appleton West @ Fond du Lac
Two Rivers @ Waupun
Kewaskum @ New Holstein
Campbellsport @ Sheboygan Falls
Boys Hockey
Fond du Lac @ Houghton, MI – 7pm
St. Mary’s Springs @ Neenah – 8pm
Fox Valley @ Waupun – 7pm
Girls Hockey
Fondy-Waupun @ DC Everest – 7pm
Saturday, January 12th
Boys Basketball
St. Lawrence @ Random Lake
Girls Basketball
Sheboygan Falls @ St. Mary’s Springs
WLA @ Luther Prep – 1pm
Boys Hockey
Fond du Lac @ Hancock, MI – 1pm
DePere @ St. Mary’s Springs – 1pm
Girls Hockey
Fondy-Waupun @ Oshkosh – 6pm