I am Phil Ney with sports Richland Center's softball sectional semi final with Prairie
Ducine was postponed yesterday and moved to today Hornets and Blackhawks meet at five
o'clock this afternoon at Prairie Bluff Middle School.
Coach Jamie Gander talked yesterday to me about getting through a busy weekend.
Right.
We were all a little more all like I said, but we got some swings in.
We went out and just did what we could do.
We got them all got them through graduation on Sunday.
And like I said, at a decent practice last night and hopefully we can get on the bus
here tonight and get down there and be ready to play.
I asked Jamie why Prairie Ducine is a tough team.
Well, they got good pitching.
They hit well.
They're bottom five.
I'm sorry.
They're top five hit very well.
The bottom of their lineup still can put a ball and play at any given time.
I believe they had six all conference players in their average and anywhere from the low
300s up to a little over 400s.
So very good hitting team, athletic in the field.
They can clear Kennedys, probably one of the better pitchers in Southwest Wisconsin that
we've seen this year.
The Hornets lost two to one and ten nothing this year to Prairie Ducine.
Yeah.
Early we were losing those close games.
We were trying to figure out who we were as a team at that point.
And I think we've talked about it before.
We've kind of learned how to win those games now.
As of late, we've been winning by one or winning by two early in the season.
We were losing by one or two.
Our worst loss of the year came at the hands of Prairie Ducine.
Hands down.
I mean, it was a ten nothing win in five innings and you know, you don't want to make excuses
because they did their job.
I mean, hats off to them that night, but we weren't feeling well.
We had some bug going through our team and not like again, you don't want to make excuses,
but that just wasn't a good show of who we are.
Richland Center Prairie Ducine can be heard tonight on FM 100.9 and wrco.com beginning
with the pregame around 445 and the other part of the bracket Marshall plays point at at
point at for the right to play in the sectional final later this week.
Also in girl softball division four action yesterday, they did get the game in.
Mineral Point was a winner over Cuba City, seven, one, second-seated pointers await their
opponent either Waterloo or Random Lake.
They will play later today and a division five, Ithaca still does not know who it will
play on Thursday in the sectional final Columbus Catholic and Lair Taylor were postponed yesterday.
They will play at Columbus Catholic today starting at five o'clock.
Turning to baseball, some games that were played some that weren't yesterday and to look
at the schedule, the Highland Cardinals are waiting their opponent either North Crawford
or River Ridge.
Those two teams play today and then they'll face Highland coming up later this week.
Last night, a huge win for Boschabell won nothing over number one seed in the half sectional
Seneca.
Boschabell and eighth seed continues on in the tournament.
They'll face number five seed to Soto after their win earlier this week against Weston.
An action coming up today in division three games include Landcaster at Phenomore getting
underway at five o'clock, mineral point and new glarest play and new glarest, Cubicity
will entertain Prairie Dushin at Cubicity starting at three thirty and Dodgeville with a win
earlier this week awaits its opponent, either Cubicity or Prairie Dushin in the next round.
And in division two, Readsburg will be hosting Portage today, also Sock Prairie at Wisconsin
Dells, Lodi at McFarland and Mount Horab plays into forest against Edgewood.
RWIA postseason for soccer starts tomorrow, Richland center of fifth seed plays at number
four seed, Mauston River Valley as a first round by also Wisconsinites Barnavelle will
take on Winnebago Lutheran in division three coming up Thursday Prairie Dushin River
at Seneca will face Mount Horab and Edgerton plays at Plattville and Castor Dodgeville mineral
point plays at Deleven Darian division two action a play in game yesterday.
Coleman was a winner, three nothing over Toma, Barobu will face Readsburg coming up as
well in D two soccer and the state track and field meet is this weekend, best of luck
to those Hornet state participants, including Madeline Hubert in the shot put and the boys
four by two relay team, Fletcher Harper, Kevin Hernandez, Mason, Jeleneck and Robert
Button, Wesley Hatfield preparing representing River Valley in the 100 and 200 and Ithaca
Weston's Clayton Lee will be running the 1600 and the 3200 as well at the state track
and field meet.
He gets underway in the cross on Friday afternoon.
The Brewers weren't able to protect a two run lead falling to Cincinnati Tuesday night
by a four to score that ended Milwaukee's eight game winning streak.
South Freelich had a home run and Christian Yelich extended his hitting streak to 10 games
in a row by singling twice, TJ Fraddle saved the game for the Reds by making a leaping
catch on Jake Bauer's long fly in the ninth.
The teams ramp up the series this afternoon.
The Brewers haven't officially named a starter at this point, manager Pat Murphy talked
about Bauer's pinch hit near Holron.
Great pinch hit by Bauer's, that's wise on the club, you know, he's got an act forward,
he's got some experience.
Yeah, that was great, great, bad and great catch by Freedle, um, great catch elsewhere in
the National League.
The Cubs over Washington eight three Colorado three two over Miami.
It was Arizona eight Atlanta three San Diego three two over San Francisco and the Dodgers
beat the Mets six five in the American League.
The Yankees three two over Cleveland Tampa Bay beat Texas five one.
The Angels four Boston three white socks eight Detroit one Baltimore five one over Seattle
Minnesota beat the athletics 10 three inter league play Houston three Pittsburgh nothing
Philadelphia eight three over Toronto Kansas City 10 and St. Louis seven Packers defensive tackle
Kenny Clark confirms he has had off season surgery after playing the entire 24 season with
an injured toe.
He was hurt playing in the season opener in Brazil.
Clark was limited to just one sack and 17 games after averaging almost five sacks in
his first six seasons.
He revealed the injury when he joined his teammates for organized team activities last
week.
Maliflaur talked about number one pick Matthew golden and his progress.
I just like his approach how he comes to work every day.
You know, he gives great effort.
His attitude has been outstanding and obviously he's got he's a talented young player.
So still got a lot to learn, but, um, I think he's showing improvement every day.
While Kyle Kuzman, Yana South of the Kumpur on the court at the same time, the Bucks have
two players who aren't three point threats.
The website behind the book pass.com suggests that Kuzman should come off the bench next
season.
He would take the role of providing instant offense when Yana's takes a breather.
That would end some spacing issues for the offense.
He would also be playing against the opponents.
Second teamers speaking of basketball.
No thanks to all the success the nicks have had New York nicks have fired coach Tom Thibode
just days after the first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years.
The nicks were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers with a loss in game six Saturday night.
They then decided to move on from Thibode who led them to the postseason in four of his
last five seasons in New York.
I'm Philney.
That's an update courtesy of WRC Osports.
