Firebirds Zach Bulthuis and Matt Slivinski both posted double-digit kills as the Carthage College Men’s Volleyball Team notched their first win of NCAA tournament play. Bulthuis posted 12 kills, while Slivinski had 10 kills and six service aces as the Firebirds dispatched Mount Union in three sets to open up tournament play. “Zach was unreal […]
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Firebirds men’s volleyball host first weekend of NCAA Tournament
The Carthage College Firebirds’ men’s volleyball team will be hosting this weekend’s NCAA tournament action at Tarble Arena. The team earned an overall number one seed after earning the CCIW tournament title on Saturday with a 3-1 win over conference rival North Central. Slivinski and Schmidt lead Firebirds past Cardinals Leadership helped lead the Firebirds […]
Warhawks advance to Sweet Sixteen, host second weekend of NCAA Tournament
UPDATED: The following article has been updated to include game times for the next round of the tournament. Aleah Grundahl posted two double-digit performances as the UW-Whitewater Warhawks Women’s Basketball team advanced to their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2014. Grundahl scored 15 against Ripon College in the first round and scored 18 against Illinois […]
Sturtevant Native Part of NCAA-Bound Women’s Tennis Team
Allie Miller, a native of Sturtevant and graduate of Union Grove High School, is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s tennis team, which will host seven teams for the first three rounds of the NCAA Division III Championship this Friday-Sunday at Wangerin Courts in Whitewater. Miller, a sophomore at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in […]
NCAA Tournament or Bust for Marquette in 2019
The NCAA Tournament hopes for the Marquette Golden Eagles unofficially ended when they lost to the DePaul Blue Demons at the Wintrust Arena in late February. There was still a sliver of hope that Marquette would go dancing on Sunday, but when the at-large teams were announced in alphabetical order and the list skipped from […]
Reflections on a Buzzer Beater
The 1975 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds is best known for its epic Game 6. What made this game so special is that its greatness was clear well before it was over. During his 10th inning at bat Pete Rose famously told Carlton Fisk “this is some kind of game, isn’t […]
Marquette, Wisconsin Face Tough NCAA Tournament Roads
The NCAA Tournament field was announced on Sunday and both the Marquette Golden Eagles and Wisconsin Badgers will be playing for a National Championship. Granted, the likelihood of either team actually winning the title is very close to zero. But hey! Stranger things have happened. Let’s take a look at each team’s road to cutting down the […]
NCAA Tournament: Second Weekend Thoughts
For the first time since 2013 the Final Four will not involve a team named the Wisconsin Badgers. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish eliminated Wisconsin on Friday night, ending UW’s unexpected run in a 61-56 thriller. Of course, the absence of remaining Wisconsin teams does not imply the absence of Wisconsin-centric thoughts about the second weekend […]
Badgers Basketball: It’s all gravy from here
The NCAA Tournament is the most exciting way to evaluate the success of a college basketball season. It’s also the least accurate. A team can have a regular season for the ages, but an NCAA Tournament run that falls short of expectations will cause a black cloud to magically appear. A lot is at stake for the Wisconsin Badgers heading […]
Blog: The End Of The Packers Season, Filling the Void
The end of the Packers season always creates a void in the hearts of Wisconsin sports fans. This has never been truer than this year when the Packers met their demise in a game that needs no further discussion. However, this year’s post-Packers void is not as bad as is usually is. That’s because the […]