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Sports – Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up their first playoff win since 1992 with a 6-2 win over the Reds in the National League Wild Card Game. Francisco Liriano gave up one run and four hits over 7 innings to notch the win. Marlon Byrd and Russell Martin homered for Pittsburgh. The Pirates will not face St. Louis in the National League Division Series. Cleveland hosts Tampa Bay tonight in the American League Wild Card Game.
The Packers get back on the practice field today as they get ready for Detroit on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The injury report comes out so we’ll find out where the team stands injury-wise heading into the key division matchup.
Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin met the media to wrap up the 2013 season. Melvin will have just three free agents on the team this offseason in pitcher Mike Gonzalez, infielder Yuni Betancourt, and 1B Corey Hart. The Brewers started seven different players at first base this season with Hart out with a knee injury.
The Bucks held their first practice on Tuesday as they get ready for the upcoming season. New head coach Larry Drew was happy with what he saw as the team blends 11 new players and just four players returning from last year’s playoff squad. The Bucks open up the preseason next Tuesday in Cleveland. You’ll hear it on News-Talk 1450 KFIZ.
St. Mary’s Springs Academy football coach Bob Hyland is up for the honor of “Best High School Football Coach” in the state of Wisconsin via USA Today. The voting is being done online and you can find a link in the sports section at KFIZ.com.
Boys Soccer
CWC 2 WLA 0 – Cody Zonnefeld, John Dwar scored goals
St. Lawrence 2 Mayville 1
St. Mary’s Springs 3 Lomira 2 – Jackson Voight 3 goals for SMSA
Boys Volleyball
Fond du Lac 3 Kimberly 1
Girls Tennis
Kewaskum 5 Chilton 2
Plymouth 7 Waupun 0
Girls Swimming & Diving
Fond du Lac 101 Green Lake/Berlin 82
Maddy Corbin – diving
Courtney Stubbe – 50 free and 100 back (1:04.24 – career best and 4th best in Fondy history)
Kalli Behling – 100 free 58.24200
free relay: Stubbe, Sydney Jaroch, McKayla Drew, Kalli Behling
Other Highlight:
Tailor Hobbs earns first Varsity Letter by completing 200 IM (joined with Bailey Gehrt & Melissa Loehr for first time in IM)
Taryn Jaroch drops 4.33 seconds in IM for 3rd place.
All three divers achieve best season scores – Corbin 185.95 (11th best in school history), Raelin Schreifels, 133.3, and Lindsey McDermott 125.50
Katie Julka 2nd in fly for high school best 1:10.77
Abby Hardgrove best times in 100 free and 100 breast
Emma Conrad swims first 500 free.
Emily Belling drops 12.81 seconds to break 6 minute barrier in 500 1st time (5:56.43)
Men’s College Soccer
Wisconsin Lutheran 3 Marian 2 – 2OT
Women’s College Volleyball
Lake Forest 3 Marian 1