SWAL conference baseball selections have been announced this week.
Phenomore, which made it to the state tournament and lost earlier this week in a semi-final,
won the SWAL with a 14-0 record under head coach Brent Shekler, who was named coach of
the year.
Cubicity was the runner-up 11-3, middle-point 9-5, Riverdale was 7-7, Southwestern 6-8,
basketball 5-9, Darlington and Isle Grant both went 2-12.
The all-conference first team members include, from basketball, Cameron Loose, a senior,
the Bulldogs made it to the WIA sectional semi-final game this year.
Riverdale, with a sophomore on the first team Ethan Cagle and a senior, Chase Chitwood.
So Cubicity's first teamers include, Tyson Richard, Andy Leffelholtz and Gavin Vossen,
from Darlington, Maddox, Goble, along with Zeke Zuberbieler, Phenomore's Tyson Starkey,
Ethan Shekler, and Casey Dresson, and Iowa Grant's Everett Zimmer and Maddox Fisher.
For a middle-point, first teamers include, Clayton Yanna, Ryland Lee, and Jackson Wendhausen.
On the Audible mention list, basketball seniors, Landon Hazley, and Breyer Wain, and Riverdale
sophomore, Henry Drones.
Cubicity's Henry Cruiser, along with Phenomore's McCoy Miles, and Cory Dresson, along with
Sean Yankee-Feedler, Benoel Point's Evan Currence, and Southwestern's Clayton Hendrix,
and Carson Splinter.
The player of the year was Ethan Shekler, again who helped lead Phenomore to a great season,
and Ethan was a senior on the team this year.
At the WIAA State Baseball Tournament yesterday, Readsburg saw its season end, as they
fell to New Berlin Eisenhower 3-1, the Beavers finished the season at 21-7.
Seymour was a winner over Aquinas 5-2.
That sets the stage for four crowned champions today, the first game getting underway at nine
a clock, when 23 and 6 Johnson Creek plays 26 and 4, Pachelli.
Division 3, 18 and 5, Kiwani takes on Kenosha St. Joseph, which is 22 and 7.
Division 2, Seymour 26 and 3, taking on New Berlin Eisenhower, now at 23 and 5.
And Badger, in the Division 1 title game tonight at 6, will take on Muskego.
Badger is 23 and 7, Muskego 22 and 9, and that will pretty much put to a close, the
high school baseball spring sports season in general.
Home talent baseball tonight, a game in the area including Ridgeway, Doing Battle Against
Footville, Casanoviad, Wisconsin Dells, and Arena at Sock Prairie, Mesa Manie plays
at Dodgeville, Blanchardville at Wyoda and Argyle at Hollandale, Middleton at Point
Net, among the games tonight in H-T-L action.
The Brewers did not play last night, neither to the Cubs.
The game is postponed, it will be made up August 18 as a split double header.
The Brewers are now planning to hold a home run derby next month as a part of their 25-year
celebration of playing at American Family Field.
Ryan Braun and Carlos Gomez will choose sides from former team members.
At the end of the team competition, July 25th, the two players with the highest individual
scores will square off in the final round of the home run derby, again that is July 25th
at Ampham Field.
In games that were played in the National League, Colorado 3-1 over Washington, Philadelphia
4 Miami 2, Atlanta 5-0 over the Metz, the Dodgers 4 San Diego 3.
In the American League, Boston 3, Seattle 1, the Angels 3-2 over the Yankees, Tampa Bay
12, Baltimore 8, Kansas City 6-3 over the Texas Rangers, Houston 11 and the Athletics
4.
Inter League play, Pittsburgh at Detroit and St. Louis at the White Sox, postponed.
Cincinnati was a 4-2 winner against Minnesota, Toronto 8, Arizona 1, Cleveland 4-2 over San
Francisco.
The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Packer's cornerback, Jair Alexander.
The team made the announcement on Wednesday.
ESPN reports Alexander has agreed on a one year deal for $6 million.
He is a two time all pro defensive back who had established himself as one of the best
cornerbacks in pro football before missing more than half of Green Bay's regular season
games in the last two years.
The Ravens had troubles defending the pass during the 2024 NFL season.
What the bucks were asking for makes it apparent.
They weren't going to trade Yana Santa de Cumpo to the San Antonio Spurs, open court basketball
dot com reports Milwaukee's front office said it would trade at superstar for rookie
guard Stefan Castle, wing Devon Vassal, forward Jeremy Sohan, the number two pick in this
year's NBA draft Atlanta Hawks draft picks controlled by the Spurs plus five more first
round draft picks.
The message appears to be that Yannis is not available in a trade.
The biggest volleyball championships will be hosted by Marquette again this season.
This will be the ninth time the competition is held in Milwaukee.
The conference made the official announcement on Wednesday.
Marquette and Creighton have alternated hosting duties since 2011 except for 2016.
The Golden Eagles will be playing for a new head coach this season.
Tom Mendoza is taking over for former head coach Ryan Ties.
In the WNBA last night, Phoenix was a winner over Connecticut 83 to 75.
The NBA Finals, well, they'll wind up in Indiana tonight Oklahoma City.
If they win, it's the championship.
If not, Indiana pushes it to another game, Oklahoma City at Indiana tips off at 730 this
evening.
In other NBA news nationally, big stuff out of Los Angeles.
The bus family is entering an agreement to sell a majority stake in Los Angeles Lakers
marking the end of an era for one of the NBA's most influential owners, according to
a report by ESPN.
Mark Walter, the CEO and chairman of holding company, TWG Global is set to take the majority
ownership under the agreement, which values the Lakers at $10 billion dollars ESPN reported
on Wednesday, making it the largest ever sale of a pro sports team.
So that will be worked out.
The Boston Celtics have become the latest NBA franchise to change ownership in March,
closing in on a just over $6 billion sale to investment group led by Bill Chisholm,
a record figure at that time.
Walter already an established figure in Los Angeles sports as existing shares and MLB teams,
that has the Dodgers and WNBA franchise the Los Angeles Sparks.
The Lakers did not immediately respond to a request for a comment.
The late Jerry Busp bought the Lakers in 1979 and turned it into one of the most popular
franchises in pro sports, winning five championships during their now iconic Showtime era in the
1980s.
For our baseball, listen for that this afternoon at WRC EFM 107.7 and AM 1450, that will get
underway this afternoon with a first pitch at 120 in Chicago.
I am Phil Ney with sports.
