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Sports : Wednesday, 10/18/17
WIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament:
Regional Quarterfinal Round:
In Division Two:
Winneconne 3, North Fond du Lac 0 (25-20, 25-14, 27-25)
–Jasmine Spittel totaled 11 kills, 10 digs, three blocks and a service ace for NFDL. Kayla Duel 11 digs and 5 kills. Ashley Now had 16 assists
Fox Valley Lutheran 3, Lomira 0 (25-5, 25-9, 25-9)
Waupun 3, Ripon 1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 28-26)
–The Warriors travel to top-seed Little Chute on Thursday
University School of Milwaukee 3, Mayville 0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-21)
Sheboygan Falls 3, Campbellsport 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20)
Chilton 3, Kiel 0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-14)
–Chilton hosts Winneconne on Thursday
In Division Three:
St. Mary’s Springs 3, Wayland Academy 0 (25-12, 25-2, 25-9)
–Emily Mueller had 15 kills, Virginia Arndt added 20 assists, Katie Baker 12 digs and 8 service aces, Allison Taylor had six aces. The Ledgers will host Horicon on Thursday.
Laconia 3, Montello 1 (25-13, 25-16, 20-25, 25-14)
–Hailey Bartz totaled 37 assists to go along with 3 kills and 3 blocks, Taylor VandeBerg added 10 kills, while Sydney Dahlke had 8 service aces for Laconia. The Spartans will travel to Princeton/Green Lake on Thursday.
New Holstein 3, Kewaunee 0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-14)
–New Holstein hosts Brillion on Thursday
In Division 4:
Oakfield 3, Heritage Christian 0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-21)
–The Oaks host Hustisford on Thursday
Central Wisconsin Christian 3, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-8). CWC will host Valley Christian on Thursday
WIAA Boys Soccer Tournament:
Regional Quarterfinals:
In Division Three:
Luxemburg-Casco 4, Kiel 3 (OT)
In Division Four:
St. Mary Catholic 10, Lomira 4
Mayville 4, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran 2
–Mayville travels to top-seed Sturgeon Bay on Thursday
Boys Volleyball:
Fond du Lac 3, West Allis Hale 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-18)
Girls Swimming:
Neenah 124, Fond du Lac 61
NFL:
The Packers have added some quarterback depth, signing Jerod Evans to the Practice Squad. Evans is a 6-foot-3 232 pound rookie out of Virginia Tech who signed as an undrafted free agent with Philadelphia in May, but was placed on injured reserve and soon released. He threw for just over 3,500 yards and 29 touchdowns with the Hokies and ran for 12 scores in just one season in Blacksburg.
NBA:
The Bucks have signed Gary Payton II to a two-way contract. Payton originally signed with Milwaukee in April and played in six games, averaging just over three points per game and averaged just over seven points per game this preseason. As a two-way player, he will play mainly for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G-League, but can spend up to 45 days with the Bucks.
Tonight, its the regular season opener for the Bucks as they travel to Boston. Coverage begins at 6:10 pm, tipoff is 6:30, catch the action on KFIZ.
Major League Baseball:
American League Championship Series (Game Four):
NY Yankees 6, Houston 4
–Series tied at 2, game five is this afternoon in New York, first pitch just after 4pm central time
National League Championship Series (Game Three):
LA Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1
–Dodgers lead the series 3-0, the Dodgers can sweep the series tonight with a win at Wrigley Field in game four. First pitch is just after 8 pm central time.