I am Phil Neh and here's an update on local sports. First of all, the night league home
talent baseball schedule gets underway tonight with 7 30 games and all of these games are
the final games of the regular season with the home talent night league playoffs coming
up next week. Bellville plays at Ridgeway, Hollandaille at Scholesberg, Benton, Pinebluff
, Monhorabat, Argyle, Wisconsin Dells at Dodgeville, Kazanovia plays at Sock Prairie and Readsburg
is at Arena. I ask Arena manager Nick Larson about the night league playoffs scenarios for
the arena aces. Well, so it's kind of a goofy situation. The guys are kind of more
involved than I am, but the talk is we win tonight and hold Readsburg under six runs.
Apparently that gets us a home game for next Thursday night. It's something to do with
the tie breakers and, you know, it's kind of, I guess we'll call it maybe a little bit
of July madness, maybe, but kind of a goofy situation. But hopefully tonight we can go
out and shut the Readsburg down. Arena manager Nick Larson, his team hosting
Readsburg tonight in area home talent baseball. The home talent baseball all-star games will
be played at Sock City, JC Athletic Ballpark coming up tomorrow night. The Northern section
all-stars will take on the Western section all-stars. And among the all-star representatives
from the Western section, Arena will be represented by Infielder Jimmy Jennings and
pitcher Daniel Yankee. Dodgeville's nominations include pitcher Infielder Taren Bockup and
Infielder pitcher Ty Paulskill. From Muscaday Casey Layton, the Infielder and a pitcher
shortstop Mason Atkins. The Muscaday also will be represented by coach Terry Zbarth.
The Northern section representatives from Casanovia include Micah Cellsbury, Sammy
Clary and Garrett Jennings. Everybody is welcome to attend tomorrow nights all-star game.
The game will get underway at 705 Pat Riley, Terry Zbarth and Larry Slam will help coach
out as well as Lucas Caning of Sock Prairie baseball.
The WIA has announced its 2425 Award of Excellence recipients for schools that completed all of
the paperwork and the award promoting and recognizing the efforts and achievements of schools
in the areas of sportsmanship, ethics, integrity, leadership, character and administrative
accomplishment. Those schools include Adams Friendship and Dodgeville from our area and Brookwood.
Brookwood along with Divine Savior Holy Angels and Kimberly are being presented the award
for the seventh time in the nine years since the awards inception, which represents the most
in membership history. Baraboo, Beaver Dam, Ford Atkinson, Germantown, Hortonville, Lake Mills
and Watertown have been recipients of the award six times. recipients will be presented.
The award of excellence at the respective district area meeting in September and will be
recognized for the achievement on the WIA website and other formats. The Brewers lost to the
Cubs yesterday. The Brewers did get the series and the Cubs avoided being swept with a 10-3 win.
Eight of the visitors, 11 hits were for extra bases. Milwaukee Catcher William Contreras had a
pair of home runs, which manager Pat Murphy looked at as a big positive for him.
William can hit and when you have I expectations and you've been as good as he's been and you're
trying to build your career and all the things that come with it. Sometimes you go through stretches
of not hitting as many homers or not having things go your way or not have the right, you know,
approach, whatever. But it's obviously a great sign when he hits one to left field and then one
to right field. Murphy says the Brewers continue to battle. We're hanging in there. That's all there's
to it. We've been injured all year long whether it's you know the guys that the 12 pictures that
weren't available when we started, you know, the Mitchell, the Perkins, the guys we've been without
throughout the South for a while. Hopefully we're not without Cheerio, you know, like all that stuff.
The Brewers are off today before beginning a weekend series. As we're in the National League,
Pittsburgh to one of our San Francisco San Diego five nothing over the Metz. Since an 85 in the
Dodgers two Miami two nothing over St. Louis. In the American League, Boston 13 Minnesota one,
Toronto nine eight over Baltimore. The Yankees five Tampa Bay four Texas six three over the
Angels and the Athletics over Seattle five four inner league action Detroit seven two over
Arizona. The White Sox nine Philadelphia three Kansas City one nothing over Atlanta. Houston
beat Washington nine one and Cleveland five nothing over Colorado Los Angeles. Now your two
a superstar show. Hey, Otani is hopeful that he will be able to make his next mound start
after his outing yesterday was cut short by cramping in his right hip. Otani was scheduled to go
four innings on a hot humid night against the Reds, but he left without recording an out in the
fourth after he threw six straight balls, including two consecutive wild pitches. His coach has offensive
lineman Jordan Morgan is starting to look like a first round draft pick. Morgan missed almost half
of last season with the Packers while he dealt with a shoulder injury. Packers wire reports that
Green Bay's offensive coordinator Adam Stenevich says his young lineman has looked solid while
competing at the tackle and guard positions. Morgan has been one of the early standouts during
training camp. Shannon Sharpe will not return to ESPN according to a person familiar with the
decision that follows his recent settlement of a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a
woman during their relationship. Sharpe's last appearance at ESPN was in late April when the lawsuit
was filed. Wisconsin football may not share the work among three running backs when the 2025
season gets underway early in fall camp. Redshirt freshman Dylan Jones has impressed coaches.
Other candidates to carry the ball for the Badgers include Daryen Dupri and Cade Yacamelli.
Jones is the least experienced running back, but he is reportedly showing the most potential
when he was being recruited. Jones was rated a four star prospect.
The Knicks aren't giving up hope. The Bucks will be forced to trade superstar Yannis
out to the Cumpo ESPN reports. The Knicks are waiting before offering a four year 156 million
dollar contract extension to Mackel Bridge is Milwaukee's front office and its top player
have given no indication that a potential blockbuster trade is coming. The Knicks were a top
contender last season and adding Yannis could push them over the top. Bridges will have to wait
on his big pay day just a little bit longer. That's an update on sports today courtesy of
the WRCO Sports Boosters and our local sponsors. I am Phil Ne.
