Wausau Sports Headlines

The Rapids senior has the Red Raiders on the verge of a conference title.

Dean Smith, the North Carolina basketball coaching great who won two national championships, has died. He was 83.

Brandon Knight scored 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Boston Celtics 96-93 on Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.

Lawrence Cornellier (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) scored 47 seconds into overtime to complete a two-goal, third-period comeback for the No. 3 UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team in a 3-2 win against UW-Stout on Saturday night at K.B. Willett Arena.

Joe Ritchay (Wisconsin Rapids, WI/Lincoln) had 18 points and 10 rebounds for his second-career double-double to lift the No. 15 UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team to a 67-55 victory over UW-Platteville on Saturday night at Bo Ryan Court.

A Hannah Smith (Spokane, WA/East Valley) rebound goal midway through the third period proved to be the eventual game-winner as No. 8 UW-Stevens Point handed No. 5 Adrian College its first loss of the season, skating to the 2-1 victory Saturday afternoon at Ice Hawks Arena.

Despite matching its season-high by shooting 51.0 percent from the field, the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team was edged 72-69 by visiting UW-Platteville in the team's Play4Kay Pink Game on Saturday afternoon at Berg Gym.

Bronson Koenig scored a season-high 16 points, Sam Dekker also had 16 and No. 5 Wisconsin won its sixth straight by beating Northwestern 65-50 on Saturday.

Highlights from today's Wisconsin Valley Conference wrestling meet.

Steve Taylor Jr. and JaJuan Johnson each scored 14 points as Marquette hung on in the final seconds to beat Seton Hall 57-54 for its first road win of the season on Saturday.

Janna Beilke-Skoug posted her third shutout of the season and four players scored.

The Wisconsin Rapids boys hockey team needs one more win in order to claim their first outright WVC title since the 2004-2005 season.

Garrett Ladd and Kyle Sharkey each scored twice.

The Rockets lead the league in 3-pointers made per game at 11.8.

Marathon girls basketball beats Auburndale to claim a share of the Marawood title, plus Amherst boys basketball hangs on to beat Pacelli.

Wisconsin guard Josh Gasser is on the verge of a team milestone.

Football is the only college sports without an early signing period.

SPASH and Rapids settle for a tie on the ice, and more.

Chryst is happy with the 21-member class that signed Wednesday.

Giannis scored a career-high 25 points.