Fond du Lac Sports Headlines

If the first three games were any indication, the Milwaukee Brewers have a team that might compete for a playoff spot. But they'll need to survive a tough April first.

After much anticipation and excitement, the Fondy Girls were ready to take the field for their home opener on Tuesday night. Low and behold, elements beyond our control kept us from playing.

Ripon 2, Laconia 1: The Spartans led 1-0 going into the bottom half of the sixth inning, but the Tigers responded with 2 runs to pick up a nonconference win in a game played in Ripon.

NFDL/Oakfield 2, Ripon 1: The North Fond du Lac/Oakfield girls soccer team got its season started in positive fashion at home Wednesday evening as Reilly Louko's goal in the 76th minute lifted the O's to a 2-1 win over Ripon in nonconference action.

About a month after Adam Zakos stepped down as the varsity boys basketball head coach for Fond du Lac High School, Fondy athletic director Kevin Deering confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Doug Follis will no longer be the head coach for the girls team.

Lyle Overbay hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the ninth inning off Edward Mujica, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Red Sox 6-2 Friday in Boston's first game at Fenway Park since winning the World Series last October.

Atlanta pitcher Aaron Harang and the Milwaukee Brewers' Matt Garza had no-hit bids until Chris Johnson homered with two outs in the seventh inning, sending the Braves to a 1-0 victory Wednesday.

UW-Oshkosh's Kolf Center hosted the 37th annual Oshkosh Girls Small School Invitational Tuesday evening, where Mayville finished 12th out of 34 division 2 and 3 teams and St. Mary's Springs was 20th.

Tiffany Killam saved her best for last Tuesday night as the senior hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning while pitching four final perfect innings to give the Waupun softball team a 6-5 home win over Beaver Dam.

Last year was arguably the most memorable year ever for the Waupun baseball team.

Marquette found its replacement for Buzz Williams in Mike Krzyzewski's coaching tree.

The Waupun softball team started its season in dominant fashion on Monday, breezing past Markesan 9-0 at home in nonconference action.

The Fond du Lac girls track team had quite an outing at Monday's 22-team UW-Oshkosh Large School Invitational, finishing fourth in the standings on the strength of a plethora of top-five finishes.

Thirty-seven games this season for Wisconsin and no changes in the starting lineup.

There's a new man in charge of Winnebago Lutheran girls soccer, but the Vikings' winning attitude is still the same.

Due to poor field conditions on their home field, the Marian University baseball team had to switch venues and play its Monday doubleheader at Wisconsin Lutheran, but it had no ill-effect on the Sabres as they swept the Warriors by scores of 13-0 and 6-5

Brewers star Ryan Braun drew a standing ovation in his return from a drug suspension, then was ruled out in the first call overturned under baseball's expanded replay system as Milwaukee beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Monday in a season opener.

The arctic cold that encased the Midwest this winter didn't exactly make for the most ideal of conditions to grow new grass for the Brewers, even with the retractable roof closed at Miller Park.

For once, football isn't king in Wisconsin. Basketball rules Badger Country for now.

The arctic cold that encased the Midwest this winter didn't exactly make for the most ideal of conditions to grow new grass for the Brewers, even with the retractable roof closed at Miller Park.