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SportScene 13 for Thursday, September 25th, 2014 includes a cornucopia of prep volleyball, soccer, and swimming highlights from around the area.

The Milwaukee Brewers went into their game against Cincinnati on Thursday with their postseason hopes hanging by a thread.

The Packers do say they're unhappy with the offensive output after a 19-7 loss last week to Detroit. They're determined to get better going into Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears.

Kyle Lohse made the most of another wasteful day for Milwaukee's offense, throwing a two-hitter and driving in a run on Wednesday night for a 5-0 victory that forestalled elimination from the playoffs a bit longer.

With 11 touchdowns and only one interception this year, Ben Everhart of Eau Claire Memorial has guided the Old Abes to a 4-1 start to the season. His proficiency under center makes Ben this week's Gordy's Athlete of the Week. SportScene 13's Chance Dickman has the story.

The Vikings announced Wednesday they put Cassel on injured reserve.

SportScene 13 for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 includes a plethora of prep highlights from boy's soccer, girl's tennis, and volleyball.

Johnny Cueto kept his hopes of a 20-win season in play, and Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco hit back-to-back homers on Tuesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory that pushed the Milwaukee Brewers to the verge elimination from wild card contention.

Monday night on SportScene13 we hit the soccer pitch as McDonell/Regis battled Northland Lutheran. While we head to the Eau Claire Country Club for the UW-Eau Claire Wrigglesworth Inivite. Click here for the action.

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday on a sports hernia that is expected to keep him out of action for about six weeks.

Jason Rabedeaux, who was a star player for Eau Claire Memorial basketball teams in the early 1980's and played college basketball at California-Davis, passed away on Monday.

Week 5 of the high school football slate may have been delayed by lightning, but it also brought with it some electrifying plays. Here are this week's "Scene Stealers."

Vance Worley pitched eight sparkling innings, Russell Martin hit a late RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates trapped a runner in the ninth, edging Milwaukee 1-0 Sunday to extend their wild-card lead over the Brewers.

Don Carey returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown, and Detroit's defensive front smothered Green Bay on Sunday, leading the Lions to a 19-7 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

Wartburg College threw for six touchdown passes – three in the second period – and went on to a 45-14 win over UW-Stout Saturday night.

Taking on Wheaton College (Ill.) for the first time in history today, the UW-Eau Claire football team trailed by just three points after three quarters but ended up falling 17-0 against the 20th-ranked Thunder at McCully Stadium.

SportScene 13 for September 20th, 2014 includes highlights from the Eau Claire Memorial and Chippewa Falls prep soccer matches.

The UW-Eau Claire volleyball team picked up two wins Saturday at the 2014 Sandy Schumacher Memorial Tournament in the McPhee Physical Education Center to finish the weekend 3-1.

Elian Herrera sprinted home on Logan Schafer's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Saturday night to tighten the race for the second National League wild-card spot.

Melvin Gordon rushed for career highs of 253 yards and five touchdowns, and No. 19 Wisconsin ran for a Big Ten-record 644 yards to trample Bowling Green for a 68-17 victory Saturday.