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A trip to state was on the line for local football teams in level four of the playoffs. In Division 5, defending champions Stanley-Boyd faced a level 4 rematch with Amherst, while in Division 4 it was a rematch of the 2011 state title game as Somerset battled Wrightstown. Plus, we hit the ice as UW-Eau Claire faces Hamline and Stout hosts Augsburg. Click here to see all the action on SportScene13.

Frank Kaminsky scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help No. 3 Wisconsin beat Northern Kentucky 62-31 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Tobias Harris had 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-85 on Friday night.

SportScene 13 for Thursday, November 13th, 2014 includes Level 4 playoff previews with Rice Lake and Somerset, as well as, college intent signings with Cameron's Hannah Bailey and Chloe Wanink.

Running back Eddie Lacy is denting defenses again for the Green Bay Packers. He's doing it through the air more than on the ground of late.

A busy day for prep athletes on Wednesday as it was national signing day. A pair of local basketball standouts are heading to division 1 schools, as Billy Wampler will attend Drake and Henry Ellenson will play ball at Marquette. At Barron High School, two best friends signed together as Sydney Clemens will play volleyball at Upper Iowa University and Gina Forehand will basketball at Iona in New York. Chippewa Falls senior Shelby Crank will take her pitching skills to Southwest Minnesota State. All this plus a preview of the Owen-Withee football team as they get set for level for action. Check it all out on SportScene13!

Most teams say they're at their best when dictating tempo. But most teams don't have quarterback Aaron Rodgers operating the offense, or playmaking receivers such as Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, and running back Eddie Lacy

Standout forward Sam Dekker will be in the lineup for No. 3 Wisconsin on Friday for the Badgers' nonconference opener against Northern Kentucky.

It isn't very often, here in the Chippewa Valley, that two high school basketball players, on the same day, sign Divison 1 letters of intent to play college basketball.

Tuesday on SportScene13 we hear from the Stanley-Boyd Orioles as they prepare for their level 4 battle with Amherst on Friday. Plus, a preview of the UW-Stout women's basketball team.

O.J. Mayo scored 19 points and Brandon Knight added 16 as the Milwaukee Bucks held off a late Oklahoma City rally to beat the Thunder 85-78 on Tuesday night.

Tonight on SportScene13, we preview the UW-Stout men's basketball team. Plus, hear from Eau Claire Regis standout Haley Gibbons as she signs her letter of intent to play at Davenport University.

A defining three-game stretch to end the regular season has finally arrived for No. 22 Wisconsin. It begins Saturday, when No. 11 Nebraska visits Camp Randall Stadium.

Nebraska-Wisconsin is becoming the Big Ten's 17th trophy game in football.

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini isn't as optimistic as he was last week about whether star running back Ameer Abdullah would be full strength for Saturday's game at No. 22 Wisconsin.

Former Minnesota Vikings safety Orlando Thomas has died of complications from ALS. He was 42.

We saw some stingy defensive efforts in Level Three of the WIAA State Football Playoffs this week, which is expected when you whittle the teams down to the top-8 in each class.

Aaron Rodgers threw six touchdown passes to tie the Green Bay game record and match the NFL record for a half, and the Packers routed the reeling Chicago Bears 55-14 on Sunday night.

SportScene 13 for Saturday, November 8th, 2014 includes the UW-Stout football team's come from behind 34-23 win over UW-River Falls for its first WIAC win of the year, as well as UW-Oshkosh's victory over UW-Eau Claire.

With four seconds to go in the first half and UW-Stout trailing UW-River Falls 23-7 with the ball on River Falls 38 yard line, things were not looking good for the Blue Devils. But that all changed in a hurry, as quarterback Garrett Peterson's (So, Menasha) last-second heave towards the end zone came down in the hands of Aaron Jenny (Sr, Spicer, Minn.) to cut the deficit to 23-14. It was all Stout the rest of the way, as the Blue Devils rolled off 27 unanswered points on Senior Day at Don and Nona Williams Stadium Saturday afternoon.