Fond du Lac Sports Headlines

Traevon Jackson scored 16 points and Frank Kaminsky added 12 Tuesday and No. 10 Wisconsin blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesday's finals of the Cancun Challenge.

The Warriors outscored the Orioles 25-4 in the third quarter to blow the game open as 10 Waupun players scored.

Valley Christian Hung with CWC early before the Crusaders out scored it 36-11 over the middle quarters.

Two games, two blowout victories for the Spartans. One week after a 69-20 win over Berlin, Laconia defeated the Marshmen in similar fashion and had a running clock for the fourth quarter.

The St. Mary's Springs girls basketball team had no trouble in its season-opener Tuesday night, cruising past Ripon 53-17.

After giving up two early goals, Springs rallied to tied it in the second period after goals from Anthony Grebe and Connor Blanck, but Homestead scored the game-clincher on a power play with eight minutes left to play.

Lauren Strook had 15 points and Caitlin Tipton added 14 as the Spartans cruised in their season-opener over the Indians.

A pair of area soccer players were recently received all-state mention from the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association.

The Fond du Lac boys' hockey team got down early and could never recover, falling 4-1 to Madison Edgewood in its season-opener Monday night in Madison.

Knowing the amount of talent he has back from a good Central Wisconsin Christian boys basketball team last year, head coach Dan Ten Napel isn't shy about the outlook for 2013-14.

Things can only go up for the Winnebago Lutheran Academy boys' basketball team.

So far, so good for the Campbellsport boys basketball team.

Last year, Waupun boys basketball head coach Dan Domask had the luxury of arguably the area's most experienced team. Eight of its 14 players were seniors, leading the Warriors to an 18-6 record and second place finish in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference.

Forget about last year. That's in the past.

It might seem odd for a basketball team to carry just a seven-player varsity, but that's what Oakfield boys coach Kyle Seyfert plans to do this season. At least early on.

The start of last season for the Lomira boys' basketball team looked promising.

The Laconia boys' basketball team had a tremendous 2012-13 campaign, going 25-1, with its only loss coming in a WIAA Division 4 Sectional Final to eventual Division 4 state champion Dominican.

Jake Steger's first year as head coach of the Mayville boys' basketball team didn't go as planned.

Coming off an up-and-down season, Fond du Lac boys basketball coach Adam Zakos hopes his team has the composition for a more consistent and improved 2013-14 campaign.

It's been a couple down years for the North Fond du Lac boys basketball team.