Fond du Lac Sports Headlines

Ever since he was a kid, Matt Austin's dream was to play football at the University of Wisconsin.

Valders Invite: Led by four first-place finishes, the eighth-ranked Warriros finished first overall in the four-team invite.

Waupun 49, Byron (Ill.) 42: The Warriors snapped a 3-game losing streak with a win over Byron, Ill. in game two of the annual Border Battle held in Kaukauna.

Ever since he was a kid, Matt Austin's dream was to play football for the University of Wisconsin.

Entering Friday's matchup with No. 10 Plymouth, the Waupun boys' basketball team had an opportunity to claw its way back into the Eastern Wisconsin Conference race.

Lomira 59, Mayville 58 (OT): After Brent Gassner's basket gave the Cardinals a one-point lead with eight seconds left in overtime, Lomira answered as Ryan Biffert drove the lane and fed Nick Steger for the game-winning bucket before the buzzer.

Laconia 56, Springs 42: Coming off its first loss of the season on Tuesday, the Laconia boys basketball team bounced back with a solid win over rival St. Mary's Springs Thursday night, 56-42, in Flyway Conference action in Rosendale.

CWC 60, Cambria-Friesland 26: Leading by two after the first quarter, the Crusaders outscored the Hilltoppers 54-22 in the final three to win at home.

CWC 53, Cambria-Friesland 32: The third-ranked Crusaders got 15 points from Tyler De Young, 14 from Andrew Greenfield and 12 from Jason Braunschweig as they improved to 11-1 overall and 10-0 in the Trailways North Conference.

Fond du Lac 51, Kaukauna 42: The Cardinals got a needed home win as Brianna Wagner and Nicole Gietzel had 18 and 13 points to help Fond du Lac pull away in the fourth quarter.

Omro 49, WLA 45: Mitch McFarlane's 21 points weren't enough for the Vikings, who came back from an eight-point halftime deficit to take a one-point lead into the fourth quarter, where they were overtaken by the Foxes.

Campbellsport 48, Kewaskum 28: Jordan Dreikosen and Isiah Daniels had 17 and 15 points as the Cougars' defense smothered the Indians.

KML 66, NFDL 39: The Orioles had a hard time making anything, going 2-for-15 from behind the arc and missing 18 shots in the paint as the Chargers (12-3, 8-1) dominated after the first quarter.

Kaukauna 67, Fond du Lac 44: The Cardinals found themselves down 24 at halftime and couldn't recover as they dropped to 4-9 overall and 3-7 in the Fox Valley Association.

Oakfield 57, Valley Christian 53: Taylor Schaefer's 23 points was enough to power the Oaks in a sloppy game that totaled 42 fouls.

Laconia 56, Springs 42: Coming off its first loss of the season on Tuesday, the Laconia boys basketball team bounced back with a solid win over rival St. Mary's Springs Thursday night, 56-42, in Flyway Conference action in Rosendale.

It was easy to find the buzz-word following the Fond du Lac wrestling team's 46-13 home loss to Neenah Thursday night: disappointing.

Springs 39, Laconia 32: The St. Mary's Springs girls basketball team picked up its seventh straight win over Laconia Thursday night, but it didn't come easy.

Oakfield 59, Montello 26: Dana Swanson and Shaina Newton had 11 points apiece and Aly Uttendorfer added 10 more as the Oaks improved to 7-5 overall and 4-3 in the Trailways North Conference.

Campbellsport 42, Kewaskum 40: Led by Micaela Ward's 12 points, the Cougars picked up a win over the Indians on the road.