Sports – Thursday, December 18th, 2014

The
Wisconsin Badgers officially announced Paul Chryst as their new football coach
on Wednesday Night.  Chryst returns to
the state where his was born and to the school where he played quarterback and
also coached.  Chryst has spend the last
three seasons as the head coach at Pitt where he went 19-19.   He replaces Gary Andersen who bolted for Oregon State
after just two seasons on the job.  The
Badgers will play Auburn
in the Outback Bowl on January 1^st. 
You’ll hear it on News-Talk 1450 KFIZ presented by Fondy Junior
Football.

 

Life
without Jabari Parker started last night as the Bucks lost in Portland 104-97.  The Bucks rookie will miss the rest of the
season after tearing the ACL in his left knee on Monday night.  Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 24 points.  Giannis left the game early with an ankle
injury.  His status will be updated
today. The Bucks are in Sacramento
tonight.  You’ll hear the game right
after high school basketball on KFIZ.

 

Men’s
College Hoops

UW-Green Bay 66 Morehead State 50 – Kiefer Sykes
17 pts

Aurora 65 Marian 62 – Drew Binversie 14
pts

 

Week 16 of
the NFL season gets going tonight with a stinker of a game as 2-12 Jacksonville hosts 2-12 Tennessee.  

 

The Packers
will travel to 2-12 Tampa
Bay on Sunday.  You’ll hear it on KFIZ.  Coverage begins at 10am with Sunday’s kickoff
set for Noon.

 

Mike
McCarthy had his team vote for playoff captains yesterday even though the team
hasn’t clinched a playoff bid.  Aaron
Rodgers, Jordy Nelson, Julius Peppers, Morgan Burnett, Jarrett Bush, and
Randall Cobb will represent the team in their playoff opener if they qualify.

 

Reports say
the Bears have benched quarterback Jay Cutler for their game with Detroit on Sunday.  Jimmy Clausen will get the start under center
on Sunday at Soldier Field.

 

We’ve got
high school boys basketball tonight on KFIZ as St. Mary’s Springs hosts North Fond du Lac in Flyway Conference action.  Coverage begins at 7:05pm with the Tim Cruz
Agency American Family Insurance Pregame Show. The tip is set for 7:30pm.  The game streams at kfiz.com and your mobile
device via TuneIn Radio.  The broadcast
is presented by BCI Burke Company.

 

Wednesday,
December 17^th

Girls
Hockey

Fox Cities 2
Fondy-Waupun 1 – Kendalynn Acheson had FW goal

 

Thursday,
December 18^th

Boys
Basketball

North Fond du Lac @ St. Mary’s Springs – on KFIZ

Lomira @
Mayville

Laconia @ Omro

Brillion @
Chilton

Kewaskum @
Campbellsport

Plymouth @ Waupun

New Holstein @ Two Rivers

Elkhart
Lake-Glenbulah @ St. Lawrence

Clintonville
@ Ripon

 

Girls
Basketball

Oakfield @
Cambria-Friesland