Sports

Perseverance through personal and organizational turmoil has defined UW-Milwaukee women’s soccer graduated midfielder Kelsey Holbert, and that drive has earned her some well-deserved hardware. Holbert, who was a team captain during her redshirt senior season last fall and graduated in December, received women’s Senior Student-Athlete of the Year, James Wright Special Recognition, and the Faculty […]

A Billiard tournament occurred on April 9 in the Union at UW-Milwaukee. Some contestants were taking the billiard class offered on campus, some were rusty hobbyists, and some were serious contenders for the final prize. Because of the number of contestants, it was decided that 9-ball was going to be played rather than 8-ball. Even […]

How big of a deal statistically are the UWM Panthers’ losses over the past two months? Look at it this way: UW-Milwaukee will be without a majority of its statistical output from last season. Using raw data from ESPN.com, Media Milwaukee calculated what percentage of four major categories (scoring, rebounding, assists, and three-point shooting) the […]

Wednesday morning in Milwaukee, six NBA prospects prepared for the biggest tryout of their lives. One of those prospects was former UWM forward Matt Tiby. I appreciate the opportunity today to come play basketball for the @Bucks . It was a good experience and definitely can take away positives — Basketball Jones (@Tiby_TheDream34) May 18, […]

UNLV men’s basketball team has added top UWM player Jordan Johnson to its upcoming season Wednesday night making him the third player from the UWM men’s basketball team to transfer and commit to another team as a result of coach Rob Jeter’s firing. In an interview with Media Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Johnson said, “I’m […]

The Panthers (20-20, 9-8 Horizon League) went head-to-head in their last game of the three-day weekend series against Northern Kentucky University (16-29, 5-17 Horizon League). The Panthers played their final game of the series at Miller Park, losing 3-0. However, Milwaukee finished the series 2-1. According to athletic communications director, Chris Zills, the Panthers have […]

Saturday night’s Admirals game was one of few sporting events where it seemed the closer the game came to ending, the more fans filed in. Dennis DeYoung, lead singer of the band Styx, performed after the game, giving the Admirals one of their biggest crowds of the season. Those who actually showed up for the […]

TOWN OF MERTON — Diligent work and resulting success are two concepts very familiar to Arrowhead two-sport star Johnny Duranso, whose accolades on the football and baseball fields speak for themselves. Duranso, a senior who is headed to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh next year to play both sports, is ready to finish his high school […]

In a battle of teams situated near the bottom of the league standings, the Bucks clawed out a 113-110 victory over the Orlando Magic thanks to a late go-ahead lay-in from Jabari Parker. Parker led the Bucks in scoring with 26 points, making it the second-consecutive game he has reached that mark. It was his 10th time exceeding the 20-point plateau and […]

With over 540 members in various sports clubs at UW-Milwaukee, leaders are launching an effort to raise student awareness of the successes of various sport clubs by staying in contact with student body leaders and reaching out to student publications such as Media Milwaukee and the UWM Post. “There are many co-ed sports teams like […]

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When asked: What are you going to do in your first few days? New UW-Milwaukee coach LaVall Jordan said Friday that he first wanted to get to know and support his players. He said he wanted to find out what they were passionate about, to meet their parents, and that he would introduce himself and […]