News Archive for December 15, 2007
Bucks grind out win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
MILWAUKEE -- Michael Redd leads Milwaukee past visiting Minnesota
Warhawk football celebration set Sunday
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
WHITEWATER -- National title celebration set for 4 p.m. at Williams Center on Sunday
Craig swimmers win invitational
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
ELKHORN -- The Cougars boys win the Elkhorn Invitational behind their relay teams on Saturday.
Furseth takes home title
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
WEST ALLIS -- Janesville Craig freshman Siven Furseth earns the 103-pound title at the E.H. Stech Invitational.
Bluebirds rout Madison West in hockey
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
MADISON -- Janesville's co-op hockey team remains undefeated
Long shot gets Craig boys going
By CRAIG HENQUINET/SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
MADISON -- Charlie Roherty's half-court shot at the end of the first half helps lift Craig past West
Craig girls win wild one over West
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
MADISON -- Craig girls rally in fourth quarter for third Big Eight Conference victory
Viking girls remain in first place
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
BELOIT -- Catie O'Leary scores 26 points to lift the Parker girls over Beloit Memorial
Parker boys can't finish off Beloit
By STAN MILAM - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
JANESVILLE -- For the second straight game, the Vikings jump to an early lead but still lose
Notes from the Stagg Bowl
By JOHN BARRY - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
SALEM, VA. -- Notes from the NCAA Division III title game between UW-Whitewater and Mount Union.
Unaccustomed to losing, Mount Union does so with class
By JOHN A. MONTGOMERY/SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
SALEM, VA. -- When Mount Union fell to UW-Whitewater, 31-21, in the NCAA Division III football championship game Saturday, it ended their 37-game winning streak.
First year produces national title for Leipold
By JOHN BARRY - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
SALEM, VA. -- Winning or losing Saturday wasn’t going to define Lance Leipold’s first season as UW-Whitewater's head football coach.
UW-Whitewater tops Mount Union for Division III title
By JOHN BARRY - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
SALEM, VA. --
The third time was a charm for the UW-Whitewater football team as they beat Mount Union, 31-21, in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl for the Division III championship.
Icy winter storm plows through Midwest
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
PITTSBURGH --
As much as a foot of snow fell from the Plains across the Midwest on Saturday as the second big winter storm in a week barreled through on its way to New England.
Mount Union spreads out the wealth
By JOHN BARRY - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
SALEM, VA. -- Mount Union has gone to the spread offense, and the change has produced some amazing numbers
Schultz plays big role in Warhawk defense
By JOHN BARRY - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
SALEM, VA. -- Fort Atkinson's Gabe Schultz stands only 5-foot-5, but he is a standout at cornerback for the UW-Whitewater football team
Craig, Parker fall in Big Eight swimming
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
Madison West defeated Janesville Parker, while Madison Memorial stopped Janesville Craig in swimming meet Friday
Elkhorn, Milton boys collect big SLC wins
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
Three teams are tied at 2-1 for second place in the SLC behind East Troy.
Edgerton, Parkview boys remain tied for lead
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
Edgerton survives a scare at Clinton, while Parkview bounces Brodhead
Furseth leads Craig wrestlers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
Siven Furseth improves to 9-0 on the season with two victories in the E.T. Stech Invitational on Friday
Parker wrestlers continue to roll
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
JANESVILLE -- Vikings have no problem putting away visiting Madison Memorial in a Big Eight Conference match
High school wrestling
Evansville/Albany tops Brodhead-Juda; Edgerton, Big Foot win
Pastor politician is GOP's latest man of the minute
By ELLEN GOODMAN - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
BOSTON -- Mike Huckabee, the (second) man from Hope, has risen in the polls as fast as a wedding cake in the oven. He’s this week’s front-runner for the uncharacteristically fickle GOP.
He's not satan; he's my brother!
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
The recent controversy over whether Jesus and Satan are brothers has prompted Iowans to demand a new debate among Republican candidates. Given the subject matter, organizers have invited an expert to moderate. Enid Strict, known to some as the Church Lady from “Saturday Night Live,” has graciously agreed to get to the bottom of this confusing issue.
Youth group emphasizes preventive measures
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
JANESVILLE --
Helping at-risk youth before they get into trouble is the aim of a new Rock County program.
Take two: Commission will meet again to pick top cop
By STACY VOGEL - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
MILTON -- The Milton Police Commission wants a do-over to appoint an interim police chief after Chief Thomas Gilland announced his impending retirement.
Clark files council papers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
MILTON -- Former Milton City Council member Lynda Clark has taken out nomination papers to run for council this spring.
Failure to yield ... to a holstein?
By GINA DUWE - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
It was dark and late the night the cows got out. The car’s downfall was the sunroof. Driving through the farming country of northwestern Green County, the culprit was an open or downed fence.
Walking their way toward wellness
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
JANESVILLE --
Not only are staff at Forward Janesville in the holiday spirit, they are in the spirit of wellness and getting fit.
Do renters get a bad rap?
By CARLA MCCANN - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
WHITEWATER -- As a developer and landlord, Russell Walton is frustrated by accusations that UW-Whitewater students living in neighborhoods off campus are disrupting the peace and beauty of their residential areas.
How do teachers deal with gifts from students?
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
JANESVILLE --
It's the season of joy. Joyous hearts want to share the feeling. One way to share is to give something special to the special people in our lives. Special people often include teachers.
Public Record for Dec. 15, 2007
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
'If I live to be 130, I'll still be on the hill'
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
JANESVILLE --
Do you ever long to feel like that kid again on Christmas morning? Janesville's Jerry Cox revives the magic every winter when he pulls his boyhood from the rafters of his garage.
Back in the booth
By JOHN BARRY - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
SALEM, VA. -- Tom Pattison, longtime voice of UW-Whitewater men's athletics, returned to the airwaves this season as the color commentator for the Warhawk football team.
Death notices for Dec. 15, 2007
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
Parker girls too much for Craig
By CRAIG HENQUINET/SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
JANESVILLE -- Janesville Craig High threw everything it had at cross-town rival Janesville Parker High Friday night, but it still wasn’t enough to rattle the battle-tested Vikings.
UW-W celebration set for today
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007
WHITEWATER -- Whitewater to toast national champions
