Fond du Lac Sports Headlines

Fond du Lac's emerging boys volleyball program will get an immediate test to kick off the 2013 campaign.

Pinch-hitter Travis Snider homered in the ninth inning to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that clinched the Pirates' first non-losing record in 21 seasons.

In its second nonconference match of the season, the Winnebago Lutheran Academy girls volleyball swept the Berlin to even the Vikings' dual record at 1-1.

Ripon 3, Laconia 1: The Spartans came close in all four games, but fell to Ripon in a nonconference matchup.

The Crusaders moved to 3-2 on the season, sweeping the Warriors as Katrina Regnerus had 16 kills and four aces.

Oakfield 3, Priceton/Green Lake 0: The Oaks moved to 3-1 overall with a sweep, led by Dana Swanson's six kills and nine assists, Brooke Rymer's eight aces and Aly Uttendorfer's six digs.

Mount Horeb 1, CWC 0: The Crusaders dropped to 3-2 on the season after Mount Horeb's Joey Peterson broke a scoreless game in the 74th minute with a running goal.

Lourdes Academy 7, NFDL/O 2: The Nuts hung with the Knights for a half at Oshkosh's Titan Stadium, but were blitz for three unsanswered goals in the second half.

The Warriors improved to 10-8 overall behind a 17-kill, 10-dig effort from Blake Buchholz, while Kiera Verhyeyn had 24 assists and Clayborn Bronkhorst added seven kills.

Waupun 0, Plymouth 0 (tie, double OT): One hundred minutes weren't enough for the Warriors and Panthers, who tied in a battle atop the Eastern Wisconsin Conference. Both teams are now 2-0-1 in EWC play.

Both the Laconia boys' and girls' cross country teams lost four of their top runners from a season ago, but that didn't change the outcome of the Spartans' first meet of the season Tuesday.

Losing the first two sets, the Cardinals forced a game five against Kewaskum, but fell 15-10 in the decisive final set.

In its second nonconference match of the season, the Winnebago Lutheran Academy girls volleyball swept the Berlin to even the Vikings' dual record at 1-1.

At Campbellsport, Joe Casper scored four goals while Jaron Ruplinger scored two as the Cougars rolled over Kewaskum 8-1.

The Ledgers were one match better than the Big Red, getting wins at No. 2 and 3 singles, and 1 and 2 doubles.

A great summer of golf finally paid off for Henrik Stenson.

Quarterback school is back in session with the Packers.

 

Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman Lane Taylor is our guest tonight on Clubhouse Live, our weekly pro football show at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at clubhouselive.com!

Charlie Morton is doing his part to ensure that the Pittsburgh Pirates end their 20-year playoff drought.