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Click here to see highlights from Rice Lake, Elk Mound and Thorp in their sectional final wins today as they punched their tickets to state!

SportScene 13 for Friday, March 7, 2014 includes WIAA Girls Basketball highlights from these games: E.C. North at Chippewa Falls, E.C. Memorial at Marshfield, Osseo-Fairchild at E.C. Regis, Augusta at Fall Creek, Elk Mound at Neillsville, River Falls at Rice Lake, Amery at Barron, Flambeau at Cameron, West Salem at Durand, Stanley-Boyd at Mondovi, Gilmanton at Eleva-Strum

The UW-Eau Claire men's hockey team will take on UW-Superior in Saturday night's WIAC championship game. Even with a victory, the Blugolds are not guaranteed a berth in the NCAA tournament.

Tyson Ross pitched hitless ball for the second straight start, helping the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 Friday.

Matt Antoine will be honored for his Olympic medal in his hometown of Prairie du Chien, Wis. on March 14.

Milwaukee didn't get a hit until Elian Herrera tripled leading off the sixth on a drive that center fielder Rico Noel lost in the sun.

For now, the Golden Eagles' chances of extending their eight-year streak to the NCAAs are shaky.

The Brewers scored twice in the eighth with the help of four of Colorado's five errors.

The No. 6 seeded Golden Gophers will face the winner of Friday's game between No. 5 seeded Iowa and No. 4 seeded Purdue. Iowa beat Illinois 81-62 Thursday to advance.

SportScene 13 for Thursday, March 6, 2014 includes WIAA Boys Basketball Sectional semifinal highlights from these games: Rice Lake vs. L.C. Central, Elk Mound vs. L.C. Aquinas, Osseo-Fairchild vs. Mondovi, Hudson vs. Marshfield, Thorp vs. E.C. Immanuel

The No. 11 seeded Wisconsin women’s basketball team came out firing Thursday night, but the Badgers’ hot start wasn’t enough to sustain the Badgers in a 74-68 overtime loss to No. 6 seed Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

On Thursday afternoon, Green Bay Notre Dame (27-1) shut out the Old Abes 7-0.

Evans was an assistant volleyball coach at Division II Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado during the 2012-13 school year.

The game was called off before it started.

Mike Zimmer spoke on Thursday, less than a week before free agency opens.

Frank Kaminsky scored 22 points, Traevon Jackson added 14 and No. 9 Wisconsin finished off its home schedule with a 76-70 victory over Purdue on Wednesday night.

Jacob Bresser follows in the foot steps of Jefferson Dahl and Saxton Soley as he was named Mr. Hockey, the award for the states best player. Bresser won the award by the slimmest of margins, by just one vote. Bresser with 56 goals and 23 assists is honored to add his name to the list of the best players in the state of Wisconsin.

This week's Gordy's Athlete of the Week honor goes to a 4.0 student who just this past weekend took home another state title in wrestling. Cameron's Kal Gerber had to overcome a loss in the sectional final to find his way back to the gold medal podium.

The Vikings also have Kyle Rudolph, Rhett Ellison and Chase Ford at tight end.

Wily Peralta gave up one hit in three scoreless innings in his first spring start.