It's time for a Thursday morning. Look at sports here in Southwest Wisconsin. The
home tailed baseball night league playoffs get underway this evening. Casanovia has a first
round trip to Verona, Jefferson at cross planes. It's also Pinebluff, Mount Horrub at
Readsburg, Bellville at Columbus and Sun Prairie at Evansville. Plus, Ashton is at arena.
I talked to arena manager Nick Larson about this night league home playoff game.
I don't really know a lot about Ashton as since I've been involved with coaching,
having got to a chance to match up with him. But historically, I know they're
really good. I think what we're most excited about is a new team. You know,
their fan base is really good. Ours is really good. And I think it's just going to
be a great night at the park in arena with with the fans and an up and up playoff game in
arena. How do you look at pitching? How will you approach that tonight Nick? I think tonight
we're just going to stick with our Thursday night, our normal Thursday night rotation. So
to speak, start with that Katie and Daniel Yankey. And we also have Ethan Wickman available
tonight. He's back from a trip with whitewater. And you know, if it's a close game where we
got a chance to put it away, you know, we'll for sure you the UI or Nate. If we get in a tight spot,
but obviously we're saving them for a upcoming game on Sunday. That is arena manager Nick Larson.
His team is at home this evening against Ashton and will be on the road this coming Sunday in
the playoffs as they travel to Verona for a Western section final games. First time in
a arena's long franchise history. They were first franchise back in 1929. And it's the first
time they've been in a section final game. Ford Atkinson will play at Evansville on Sunday in the
southeast eastern section final Sun Prairie at Manona and in the northern section final Ashton
plays at Middleton. It's the 30th Hornet volleyball camp coming up for area players from area
schools. It's for all volleyball players entering grades two through 12 and it happens next
Monday through Thursday at the Richland Center high school gym grades two and three will focus on
the basics of volleyball between 815 915 grades four through six from 930 until 1045 will focus on
the basics of volleyball and grade seven through eight from 11 until one will concentrate on progress
and knowledge to have a more advanced level and the grades 9 through 12 camp will meet between
two and 430 and they'll be divided between ability level and will prepare athletes for high school
tryouts. Basic skill reviews and team play will be focused on as well. You can register by sending
checks payable to Hornet Basketball. That's right for the volleyball camp 1075 North Park street
Richland Center Wisconsin 53581 and with questions email coach Johnson at johj at richland.k12.wi.us
or by phone at 608 604 7751 the 30th Hornet volleyball camp is sponsored by Richland Center Parks
and Recreation. The Brewer is ran their winning streak to six in a row with a five four decision
at Atlanta Wednesday 21 wins in 25 games have held Milwaukee build a four game lead over the
Cubs and Ruvon and Blake Perkins belted home runs and veteran left-hander Jose Quintana earned
his ninth pitching victory Trevor McGill survived a Michael Harris home run to put up saved number
26. Manager Pat Murphy assessed the pitching situation well Penn was special tonight Q six
ending start anytime again to team that knows him you look at that lineup you know Eli White is
as hot as anybody's got four homers in the last five games or something Albeez Olson or Zuna Murphy
pro far Harris those guys are all have been an all-star or whatever that's a good lineup bad Murphy
says it's hard to figure out how hot Andrew Vaughn really is unbelievable it's a big split righty
guy that's supposed to be nasty on righties and just shows you where he's at three times on base
one time he just circled the bases he's been special both offensively defensively
bond columns and Perkins tonight are the three that that you got to look at and sell those are
great performances by those four and he says sweeping the braves certainly with special they're
not playing for anything right now other than they're just good players and I respect their team
a great deal they're coaching staff I just I respect the braves organization and to come in
here's very unusual the Brewers at 70 and 44 are 26 games above 500 for the first time since
finishing the 2021 season at 95 and 67 they set a franchise record for a few as games played
114 to reach 70 wins the previous mark was 116 set in 2021 elsewhere the Brewers are off
today with a home game against the meds coming up set for Friday show Hayotani had to go ahead
to run home run for his 1000th career hit he also struck out a season high eight over four
endings pitched in his longest mound outing the season for the Dodgers it wasn't enough as LA
went on to lose the game by a final of five to three it was also a win last night for San Francisco
Pittsburgh 42 and the Cubs picked up a win again Cincinnati 6 to 1 San Diego 32 over Arizona
in the American League Minnesota 9 Detroit 4 the Yankees 32 over Texas Tampa Bay 5 the Angels 4
Kansas City 7 3 over Boston Seattle 8 and the White Sox 6 inter league play Baltimore 51 over
Philadelphia Cleveland 4 the Mets 1 Toronto 20 to 1 over Colorado Miami 6 Houston 4 Washington
21 over the athletics the biggest strength for the Wisconsin Badgers football team is expected
to be its defensive secondary pro football focus points to returning starters Preston Zachman
and Ricardo Holman for high grades not all the news for the WD fancy is good analysts say the
biggest weakness for coach Luke fickle's team is its defensive front seven reporters say the
team's past rushers have looked strong and recent fall camp practices so the Badgers D could be
better than expected packer offensive lineman Travis Glover is expected to miss the season after
being placed on injured reserve his open spot of the roster will be filled for now by free agent
wide receiver Lysiah Nair analytics love the newest addition giving him an almost perfect
relative athletic score Nair is 64 weighs 218 pounds and runs the 40 in 4 4 scouts thought
that he would be drafted but he wasn't the athletic calm analyst Dane Brogler says Nair's
inconsistent performance makes him a better talent than a football player in other NFL news NFL
players can continue using smelling salts during games the NFL players association clarify this
on Wednesday after the leagues memo on Tuesday the memo only bans team employees from distributing
smelling salts or ammonia inhalants during pregame activities games and half time the NFL PA stated
that they weren't informed of this policy change beforehand. I have Phil need that's an update
courtesy of WRCO sports on a Thursday morning
