Fond du Lac Sports Headlines

Fond du Lac's Cameron Van Beek isn't hesitant to answer coach Glen McBride's calls anymore.

The WIAA's Board of Control on Wednesday approved a massive realignment proposal that will reshape the look of high school athletics in Northeast Wisconsin.

A pesky Wisconsin Lutheran College squad gave the Marian University men's basketball team a fight Tuesday night, but the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference-leading Sabres were tough down the stretch to pull out a 69-58 win over the Warriors at Sadof

Waupun gymnastics sophomore Kyra Verheyen is coming off a Saturday where she led the Warriors to a team title in an invitational at Valders. She won the all-around competition and floor event, while posting three second-place finishes.

Mark Boyle, Kyle Seyfert and Cody Veleke share the connection of Marian University men's basketball. Boyle's coached the Sabres the last 26 years, which includes the college tenures of Seyfert (1989-1993) and Veleke - a Marian senior.

While Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun doesn't think he can ever stop apologizing, he's also ready for a new chapter in his baseball career.

A big third period turned things around for the Fond du Lac Cardinals on Sunday.

Free agent pitcher Matt Garza signed a four-year contract with Milwaukee on Sunday, strengthening the top of the rotation and boosting the Brewers' hopes following a disappointing season.

Fort Atkinson Invite: Going up against competition that included division 1 and 2 teams, the D3 Lomira more than held its own at the Terry Kramer Open, finishing fourth out of a field of 16.

Laconia 51, Hilbert 36: Nine different players scored for the Spartans, who put Hilbert away by outscoring them 23-13 in the fourth quarter.

Fort Atkinson Invite: Going up against competition that included division 1 and 2 teams, the D3 Lomira more than held its own at the Terry Kramer Open, finishing fourth out of a field of 16.

Wausau West 9, Fond du Lac 1: Other than a second-period goal from senior captain Michael Wilson assisted by Bailey Koenigs, it was a rough three periods for the Cardinals in their first game of the Ashwaubenon tournament, as the second-ranked Warriors le

Whitnall Invite: Despite finishing 15th out of 16 in the team standings, Fond du Lac had a handful of good individual performances as the Cardinals went 1-4 in dual matches.

Waupun 8, Beaver Dam 0: Kole Kuslits scored 30 seconds into the game for the Warriors, and they never looked back.

West Bend East Invite: The Cardinals finished sixth out of eight teams, scoring 192 points against some of the state's best competition.

The Marian University women's basketball team pulled off a big upset at home Saturday night, defeating Alverno in double overtime, 86-74.

Sam Dekker and Traevon Jackson each scored 15 points Saturday, helping No. 9 Wisconsin end its three-game losing streak with a 72-58 victory at Purdue.

Markesan Invite: Led by Ross Ellison's first place finish, Oakfield finished eighth out of nine teams.

The St. Mary's Springs boys hockey team is streaky. The Ledgers started the season 0-2, won seven in a row, and then lost five in a row.

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