Wausau Sports Headlines

Chartier was able to get some revenge on Eagle River champ Cardell Potter who finished in second. Wausau native Matt Schulz finished in third.

Local racers like Matt Schulz and Matt Ritchie are excited for the chance to race in their own backyard.

Hundreds of wrestlers competed in the Wisconsin Wrestling Championship Series finals at Wausau West on Saturday.

Seven players scored for the No. 9-ranked UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team, as the Pointers scored six of the final seven goals of the game to claim a weekend sweep with a 9-4 victory over UW-Superior on Saturday evening at Wessman Arena.

Allie Miceli (Marseilles, IL/Ottawa Township) scored a game-high 15 points but No. 24 UW-Oshkosh held the UW-Stevens Point women's basketball team to a season-low 41 points, as the Titans won 53-41 on Saturday evening at the Kolf Sports Center.

Alex Richard (Spring Green, WI/River Valley) hit a game-winning, half-court three-pointer to give the No. 15 UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team a 69-66 victory over Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) foe UW-Oshkosh on Alumni Day on Saturday night at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse.

After playing three one-goal games already this season, the No. 9 UW-Stevens Point women's hockey team and No. 7/8 UW-River Falls skated to a 2-2 tie on Saturday afternoon at Ice Hawks Arena.

Frank Kaminsky scored eight of his 22 points in overtime, and No. 6 Wisconsin held off Michigan 69-64 on Saturday night.

D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, and Joshua Smith added 18 points and 15 rebounds to help Georgetown beat Marquette 95-85 in overtime on Saturday.

O.J. Mayo scored 20 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks relied on perimeter shooting and defense in a 101-86 win Saturday night over the Detroit Pistons. The Bucks went 11 for 17 from 3-point range, including a 4-for-5 performance from Mayo. The reserve guard made three 3s in a 47-second span of the second quarter to spark an 18-2 run that gave Milwaukee a 54-40 lead with 4:27 left in the second quarter.

The Pointers improve to 4-1 in the WIAC.

All three of the games between UWSP and UWRF this season have been decided by 3-2 scores.

The Chicago Cubs say Hall of Fame slugger Ernie Banks has died. He was 83.

Lakeland takes down Antigo in boys basketball, plus Newman and Assumption girls basketball go head to head in a Marawood Conference matchup.

New world champ Cardell Potter will look to dethrone 2-time defending 525 champ Malcolm Chartier.

The Green Bay Packers latest purchase of property around Lambeau Field is the Road Star Inn.

Wausau West and SPASH go toe to toe in hockey, with a shot for first place in the Wisconsin Valley Conference on the line.

Gordon Hayward scored 13 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz held on for a 101-99 victory over Milwaukee on Thursday night as the Bucks missed their last five shots in the closing minute.

The Evergreens are undefeated at 14-0, but the team isn't ready to talk about a state title just yet.

Green Bay Packers fans took to Twitter to express condolences on the death of coach Mike McCarthy's younger brother. Some used the hashtag "perspective" in reference to the Packers season-ending loss to Seattle in Sunday's NFC championship game.