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Wisconsin high school 11-player football opening-round playoff games taking place near American Family Field on Friday (10/23), where the 2026 World Series Game 1 will be played:
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In 1994, Marquette beat Kentucky at Tropicana Field to reach the Sweet 16.
In the 2026 World Series, the Milwaukee Brewers will face the Tampa Bay Rays there in St. Petersburg, FL.
Experts are calling the 2026 World Series the biggest event in Tropicana Field history since Marquette beat Kentucky in the 2nd round of the 1994 NCAA Tournament, then known as the sparkling new St. Petersburg THUNDERDOME.
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In the regular season, the Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team will face three teams ranked in the top 25 of the 2026–27 preseason AP poll:
at #1 Florida
at #21 USC
at #24 Vanderbilt
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NCAA D1 FBS football head coaches from Wisconsin are off to strong starts:
David Braun (Wales)
• 5-1 with Northwestern
Jake Dickert (Oconto & Kohler)
• 6-1 with Wake Forest
Jason Eck (La Crosse)
• 5-1 with New Mexico
Tim Polasek (Iola)
• 6-1 with North Dakota State
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Menomonie is missing the WIAA 11-player football playoffs for the first time since 1989, ending a 36-season streak that was the longest consecutive run in the state.
Stratford now holds the longest active streak at 35 seasons (1992–2026), followed by Lancaster at 34 (1993–2026).
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These Wisconsin high school 11-player football teams will play in their first WIAA playoff game next week after a long drought:
Green Bay West Wildcats
- first time since 1996
Waukesha South Blackshirts
- first time since 1999
Waukesha North Northstars
- first time since 2006
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In Wisconsin high school 11-player football, the Notre Dame Tritons and Winneconne Wolves share the longest active streak of finishing the regular season undefeated.
Both have achieved this for three consecutive seasons:
2024: 9–0
2025: 9–0
2026: 9–0
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Only two Brewers managers to lead the team to a World Series appearance:
1982: Harvey Kuenn (West Allis, WI native)
2026: Pat Murphy (Syracuse, NY native)
Milwaukee Brewers join the Houston Astros as the only two MLB teams to win both American League & National League pennants.
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The WIAA 11-Player Football Week 8 qualifying report has been released:
wiaawi.org/sports/football/f…
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Fun Trivia:
Latrell Sprewell (Milwaukee Washington HS) is the only Wisconsin native to be named to the All-NBA First Team.
He achieved this honor during the 1993-94 NBA season with the Golden State Warriors.
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Jolene Anderson is the new varsity girls basketball head coach at West Salem (WI).
She is the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball program's all-time leading scorer, with 2,312 career points (2004-2008).
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The Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners are the only two MLB teams that have never had a player win a League Championship Series (LCS) MVP.
Hopefully, we will see the first Brewers LCS MVP soon!
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The last time the Wisconsin Badgers won a football game at the historic Rose Bowl Stadium was on January 1, 2000, when they beat Stanford.
After that, they lost four straight games there -- all by one score.
They can snap that skid on Saturday against #12 UCLA (5-0).
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Milwaukee Brewers' Game 1 starting pitchers in their five League Championship Series (LCS) appearances in franchise history:
1982 - Mike Caldwell
2011 - Zack Greinke
2018 - Gio Gonzalez
2025 - Aaron Ashby
2026 - Jacob Misiorowski
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Last year, the Milwaukee Brewers held a moment of silence for Ryne Sandberg at American Family Field.
Tomorrow, the Green Bay Packers will do the same for Mike Ditka at Lambeau Field.
I love seeing this level of respect!
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Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball rankings in the Horizon League preseason poll in the post-COVID era:
2021-22: #11 (out of 12)
2022-23: #10 (out of 11)
2023-24: #11 (out of 11)
2024-25: #8 (out of 11)
2025-26: #11 (out of 11)
2026-27: #3 (out of 12)
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The idea that you must attend a blue-blood, big-name college program to become an elite NBA player is a myth.
Examples:
Larry Bird - Indiana State
Stephen Curry - Davidson
Damian Lillard - Weber State
Karl Malone - Louisiana Tech
Scottie Pippen - Central Arkansas
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Lionel Jones is the new varsity girls basketball head coach at Eau Claire Regis.
leadertelegram.com/sports/jo…
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