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Badger Basketball 2025 Commits Just Keep Getting Better
The Badger basketball recruiting class only has two commits so far, but both players stock has skyrocketed since committing to Wisconsin. The Badgers' first commit of the class, De Pere, WI native Zack Kinziger, was just recently upgraded to a 4-Star recruit by 247 Sports. Not only that, at the start of the month, 247 had Kinziger rated as the number 199 overall player by composite rating, just four weeks later he's already rated 133.
Lake Ripley Country Club women's organization updates
The Lake Ripley Country Club Women’s Organization had 29 guests for their annual Guest Day held on Tuesday, June 25. The day started with an 8:15 AM shotgun and 56 golfers braving the humidity to play. Players enjoyed a 6-6-6 golf format including a drop out scramble, alternate shots and best ball with three par 5 scores filled by rolling the dice. The theme for the event was “Flower Power” and attendees wore tie dye and/or floral patterned attire. The dining room was decorated with...
Wisconsin top class of 2025 DT target Drayden Pavey commits to a Big Ten rival
Wisconsin top remaining defensive line target Drayden Pavey announced his commitment to Purdue on Tuesday. The Cincinnati, Ohio native chooses the Boilermakers over the Wisconsin Badgers and Indiana Hoosiers. His decision comes after visiting the three programs on June 7, June 14 and June 21 respectively. Related: Wisconsin’s class of 2025 leaps Michigan in national rankings after landing top iOL Hardy Watts Pavey is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 1,128 player in the class of 2025, No. 110 defensive lineman and No. 46 recruit from the state of Ohio. He is commitment No. 10 for Purdue in the class of 2025. The Boilermakers’...
Freshman to forego quest for 2024 Olympics bid to join Wisconsin volleyball
Trinity Shadd-Ceres is headed to Madison, rather than Paris. Shadd-Ceres, a freshman for the University of Wisconsin volleyball team, took first place in the long jump at the Canadian Olympic trials in Montreal but came up short of meeting the qualifying standard to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Shadd-Ceres...
Maverick hockey will dedicate Mike Kemp Ice during matchup against Wisconsin
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha hockey revealed its full schedule on Tuesday. The Mavericks start off on a strong note, hosting Wisconsin on Oct. 5 in an exhibition, where the Mavs will dedicate the Mike Kemp Ice in what's sure to be a special night celebrating Kemp's time as a Maverick and a Badger.
Former Wisconsin volleyball assistant coach joins Columbia staff
Former Wisconsin volleyball assistant Angel Agu joined Columbia University as its newest assistant coach on June 28. Agu, a former four-year volleyball player at the University of Dayton, served as a volunteer assistant coach in Madison from 2018-19. In her two years on the Badgers’ sidelines, Wisconsin pocketed eight AVCA All-America awards and amassed a 52-14 mark — including 19 wins over nationally-ranked squads and a staggering 33-7 record in Big Ten play.
Pressure's off for Wisconsin men's basketball commit who keeps improving
There's not as much pressure this time around for Zach Kinziger. The last time he attended the University of Wisconsin men's basketball's advanced camp, the De Pere High School guard was just starting to build a relationship with the Badgers, just starting the process of his recruitment and still yet without a high-major offer. But a year later, he returned to Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion nearly 10 months committed to the school he grew up rooting for.
In-state 2027 wing says Wisconsin men's basketball wants to 'see me in their offense'
The summer following his seventh grade year, people around Donovan Davis started preparing him for something special to happen. An old AAU coach was among the first to give his basketball future mention: If Davis sticks with the game, Davis remembered his coach said, he'll probably go far somewhere. That pursuit, in part, led the now-6-foot-7 sophomore to the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team's advanced camp Thursday, where he demonstrated his versatile ability among a gym full of potential Badgers targets.
Badgers outside hitter Sarah Franklin nominated for best college athlete in women’s sports
Wisconsin Badgers outside hitter Sarah Franklin had herself a phenomenal season year in which she earned Player of the Year awards: Big Ten, AVCA Northeast Region, and AVCA National Player of the Year. In doing so, she became just the second player in program history to be named to the...
Woodchucks claim first-half division title with win over Madison
MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wausau Woodchucks are first-half champs. Wausau beat Madison 2-1 in ten innings on Monday night to claim the first-half Great Lakes West division title, and with it, clinch a playoff spot. Wausau entered the night needing just a win to clinch the division before the...
LOOK: Wisconsin starting linebacker to switch to single-digit number for 2024
Wisconsin starting inside linebacker Jake Chaney will switch his jersey number from No. 36 to No. 1 this fall, per his recent Instagram post. After starting in nine of UW’s 13 contests a season ago, Chaney is poised to lead Wisconsin’s left insider linebacker group in 2024. The Cape Coral, Florida native enters his fourth season in Madison as a staple in the middle of Mike Tressel’s defensive unit.
FAB FIVE: Middleton ties record with five state titles in 2023-24
Middleton's boys volleyball team won the state championship in Nov., 2023, one of five state titles MHS won in the 2023-24 school year./Times-Tribune photo by Rob Reischel. Middleton boys soccer coach Kevin Pauls called it “amazing.”. Cardinals girls swimming coach R.J. Leiferman used terms like “exciting” and “proud.”...
Oregon football history: Ducks aiming to continue streak vs. Wisconsin Badgers
With the move into the Big Ten, the Oregon football program will get the opportunity to meet up with some intriguing foes, including some opponents that the Oregon Ducks are, more or less, already pretty familiar with. While the Oregon Ducks haven’t really met up with the Wisconsin Badgers on a ton of occasions, there have been some pretty intense matchups between these two teams.
McLaughlin-Levrone sets fifth World Record; former Badger, Madison West grad Hacker placed tenth in men’s 5,000
EUGENE, Ore. (WMTV) - Sunday was the final day of the USA Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. In the men’s 5,000-meters Grant Fisher won with a 13:08.85, good for a meet record. He and second place finisher, Abdihamid Nur, are guaranteed to represent team USA in Paris. Former Badger and Madison West grad Olin Hacker placed tenth with a time of 13:32.10.
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