Fond du Lac Sports Headlines

The first challenge was staying warm. The second was Central Wisconsin Christian.

Police say they've taken a man into custody in connection with two unattended backpacks found at the Boston Marathon finish line.

After helping the Waupun boy's tennis team as an assistant for the past couple of years, Eickelman - who has coached the girls' team for the past 11 years - takes over as the new head coach for the boys.

Lance Lynn struck out 11 in seven innings, Jon Jay hit a three-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped the Milwaukee Brewers' nine-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory Monday night.

Joe Sagen couldn't be more thrilled to step in as the new head coach for the Fond du Lac boys tennis team.

As a 13-year veteran sports director and anchor for TV news, Rosendale-native Matthew Zahn is no stranger to covering some of the biggest events out there.

Like many prep softball teams, St. Mary's Springs has been able to get in only a couple of games so far this season, but won both handily, 13-0 and 12-1 last week over Omro and Kettle Moraine Lutheran. Ledgers senior pitcher Franci Marrese was a big part of it, throwing 1-hitters in both games.

Tony Perez was on the road with the Cincinnati Reds in 1966 when he got the call that his first child was on the way. There was no discussion about leaving the team to attend Victor's birth, no such thing as paternity leave.

One of golf's most exciting players squeezed most of the drama out of the Masters on Sunday. That's just fine with Bubba Watson.

Waupun's softball team improved to 6-1 on the season after sweeping a non-conference doubleheader at Slinger on Saturday.

The Milwaukee Brewers won their ninth in a row, with Kyle Lohse coming within one out of a complete game Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Carlos Gomez hit a leadoff homer, Jonathan Lucroy drove in the tiebreaking run with an eighth-inning single and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.

It is down to a two-man race now for the starting quarterback job at Wisconsin, and one of the candidates didn't even take a snap at the Badgers spring game.

Even without golf's biggest star, this suddenly is shaping up as a Masters for the ages.

Fond du Lac 13, Cedarburg 1 (5 inn.): The Fond du Lac softball team picked up its first win of the season Saturday, dominating Cedarburg 13-1 in five innings at the Sheboygan North Invitational.

Germantown 6, Fond du Lac 0: After winning their first two games 5-0 and 9-0, the Cardinals were dominated on the road by the Warhawks, who led 4-0 at halftime.

Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run homer that backed Wily Peralta, and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to seven with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Wautoma Invite: The Fond du Lac boys golf team opened its season Friday morning in a 17-team invitational hosted by Wautoma High School at Waushara Country Club, where the Cardinals finished in 11th place.

Coming up with only two hits in an 8-0 loss to St. Mary's Springs Tuesday, the North Fond du Lac baseball team wanted to focus on its hitting before its rematch with the Ledgers Friday.

Oakfield 11, Randolph 1 (6 inn.): The Oaks started the season with a rout of the Rockets as Jared Strong went 3-for-4 at the plate while Taylor Schaefer pitched six strong innings, stroking out seven.