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Wisconsin vs UW-Milwaukee volleyball takeaways: Badgers win without hesitation

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September 10, 2025

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Wisconsin vs UW-Milwaukee volleyball takeaways: Badgers win without hesitation

Grace Egan sets tone with five service aces in first set

Grace Egan, an Ohio State transfer, set the tone with five service aces in the first set.
Wisconsin’s middle blockers dominated at the net, contributing to an 11-3 advantage in total blocks.
Oregon transfer Mimi Colyer led the offense with 16 kills, more than the entire Milwaukee team.

MADISON — Wisconsin volleyball “gave up a lot of points based on hesitation” in its first weekend, as head coach Kelly Sheffield saw it.

“Serve-receive hesitation,” Sheffield said. “Defensively, who’s going to step in there and take the second ball when the dig or the pass goes awry.”

The Badgers’ Sept. 9 match against UW-Milwaukee at the UW Field House was a much different story, as Wisconsin swept its in-state foe, 25-7, 25-15, 25-11.

“Tonight I didn’t see any of that,” Sheffield said. “I saw a team that was swarming to the ball and just making really aggressive moves. And I think that’s a sign of a team that’s growing and getting a little bit more comfortable with each other.”

Wisconsin hit .457 in the win. Milwaukee, on the other hand, hit minus-.014.

“Any time that you’re holding your opponent to negative, I think that’s doing a pretty good job,” Sheffield said.

Here are three other takeaways from the Badgers’ fourth win of the season:

Grace Egan excels with early serves

Grace Egan quickly gave the 5,934 fans at the Field House something to cheer about with three service aces in Wisconsin’s first six points, including back-to-back service aces that prompted a Milwaukee timeout.

During her time serving, Wisconsin’s lead in the first set ballooned from 2-1 to 8-1.

“Grace set the tone for this match behind the service line,” Sheffield said.

The Ohio State transfer finished the set with a whopping five service aces. The Wisconsin record for service aces in an entire match in the 25-point rally scoring era is six, which has happened four different times.

Egan did not have any more service aces in the three-set win, but she had other excellent serves that set up her teammates in the low-stress win. One of her serves from the second set, for example, does not count as a service ace in the box score, but it had so much power on it that the attempted dig perfectly set up an Alicia Andrew kill.

“When I’m going back to serve, I’m like (to Andrew), ‘Get ready for the overpass, we’re going to set this up,’” Egan said with a laugh.

Wisconsin’s middle blockers have presence at net

The Badgers had a clear advantage over Milwaukee at the net, thanks in large part to outstanding performances from middle blockers Carter Booth and Alicia Andrew.

“I thought we did a really good job of setting up our block, getting across, being physical up at the net,” Sheffield said, “and then our backcourt was picking everything else up.”

Wisconsin finished the night with an 11-3 advantage in blocks. The Badgers had as many blocks against Milwaukee as it had in the three-set wins over UC Davis and Chicago State combined.

“That’s quite a bit in three sets, but there’s times that you don’t get very many blocks, but you’re blocking well. It’s positive touches, or you’re making them hit shots they don’t want to hit.”

Booth had a team-high eight block assists along with four kills. Andrew had three block assists and an efficient eight kills on 10 total attacks (.800). Andrew, a Baylor transfer, has recorded eight-plus kills in three of UW’s first five matches of the season and is hitting an exceptional .547.

“Her preseason was one level, and once we got into match play, it’s a totally different level from her,” Sheffield said of Andrew.

It’s not a total surprise, as Andrew ranked fifth in the Big 12 last year in hitting percentage. But it has impressed Sheffield, nonetheless.

“She loves to compete,” Sheffield said. “She doesn’t panic out there on the court. She cleans up any overpasses, makes herself available, hits with range. … It’s fun to watch. She’s a great player.”

Mimi Colyer’s diverse scoring threat on display

Oregon transfer Mimi Colyer, a 2024 second-team All-American, once again had a starring role in the Badgers’ win.

She had 16 kills – more than all of Milwaukee’s roster combined – while having only one attack error. Her .600 hitting percentage trailed only Andrew’s .800 and Charlie Fuerbringer’s .750, and that was with a much higher volume of attacks.

“This was a really strong match for Mimi,” Sheffield said.

Colyer sees value in her “extensive range” as teams can scout the Badgers better deeper into the season.

“If I can’t hit shots A and B, then I need to go to C, D, E and so on,” Colyer said. “And I think Charlie does a really good job on giving me all those options on every single attempt that I take.”

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MPS layoffs plan draws pushback as district works to close $46M gap

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March 26, 2026

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MPS layoffs plan draws pushback as district works to close M gap

MPS cuts face backlash

Milwaukee Public Schools plans about 200 layoffs to close a $46 million budget gap, but union leaders say cuts could impact student safety while district leaders say no classroom teachers will be eliminated.

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools is planning to cut roughly 200 positions next school year as the district works to close a multi-million-dollar budget gap — but there’s disagreement over which roles will be impacted.

What we know:

District leaders say the goal is to close a roughly $46 million shortfall, prompting changes that Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says are necessary.

Milwaukee Public Schools said about 201 staff members will be impacted. District leaders say no classroom teachers, counselors or social workers will be cut — something the teachers’ union disputes.

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The reductions stem from a previously approved plan to eliminate about 260 non-classroom roles. The final number dropped after retirements and existing vacancies. The Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved that plan on March 9.

What they’re saying:

“We have a $50 million deficit, we are for sure not going to be able to do business the same way that we’ve been able to do business,” Cassellius said. “Change is just hard. It’s just hard. And every single one of our employees is so important.”

But some educators say the cuts go too far.

“MTEA is setting up a distress signal. We are talking about our teachers, art teachers, music teachers, physical education teachers, counselors — things that the voters of referendum of Milwaukee actually voted for,” said Ingrid Walker-Henry, president of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association. “Staffing is being cut to the extent that they are concerned about student safety.”

Cassellius acknowledged the uncertainty and asked school leaders for patience.

“We just have to for sure know our budget situation, where we’re at with that after these cuts are made in order to make those decisions,” she said. “So I’m asking my principals, be patient with us.”

By the numbers:

The district outlined the 201 affected positions as:

70 central office roles
62 educators with a teaching license but not assigned to one classroom
59 assistant principals

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MPS says the savings will support new class size guidelines, including:

18 students per teacher in K3
20 students per teacher in K4
22 students per teacher in K5

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District leaders say no students will be asked to leave a school to meet class size guidelines. Officials say they are working with schools that may not have space or that require larger classes based on specific programs.

What’s next:

Milwaukee Public Schools plans to present its proposed 2026–27 budget to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in May.

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Brewers finally announce cable, satellite TV channels for broadcasts

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March 26, 2026

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Brewers finally announce cable, satellite TV channels for broadcasts

Just before the pitch clock hits zero, the Milwaukee Brewers released a rundown of channels on cable and satellite for game broadcasts, mere hours before the 1:10 p.m. CT first pitch on Opening Day, Thursday, March 26.

The club said channels include 1263 on XFinity, 670 on DirecTV, 1743 on U-Verse, and 319 or 469 on Spectrum. The broadcasts are also listed as available on streaming service Fubo.

The Brewers are pointing fans to a channel-finding tool on their web site at Brewers.com/watch, though in the moments after the announcement, the channel finder was not yet locating details for Spectrum customers for Milwaukee-area zip codes. A club spokesperson said Major League Baseball was aware of the error and the games would indeed air on Spectrum in Milwaukee.

The built-in Spectrum guide still showed Channel 308 as the “BREW” offering in Milwaukee, with Brewers Live Pregame scheduled to begin at noon CT and baseball at 1 p.m. March 26.

With the February announcement of a switchover from FanDuel Sports Wisconsin to Major League Baseball productions in 2026, MLB negotiations have gone down to the wire with the various providers around Wisconsin. Several teams covered by Main Street Sports, which operated the FanDuel brand, have been in a similar boat this offseason.

Brewers fans aren’t alone in experiencing the late-arriving channel information. Maury Brown of Forbes has been keeping track of all the late-arriving channel announcements for teams around baseball, specifically those that were covered by the Main Street Sports. As of 7 a.m. March 26, the Royals, Rays, Tigers and Braves also still hadn’t released channel listings.

Streaming customers who used the FanDuel Sports Wisconsin app in previous years can use the new Brewers.TV option to once again watch games. The opener is also one of 10 games simulcast on over-the-air channels this season, including WITI-TV (Channel 6) in Milwaukee.

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Chase, crash into Milwaukee library construction site; man pleads guilty

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March 25, 2026

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Chase, crash into Milwaukee library construction site; man pleads guilty

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MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a pursuit that ended with a crash into a library construction site.

In court:

Court records show Cameron Moore, 37, pleaded guilty to three felonies and the state dismissed two others as part of a plea deal. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in May.

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The backstory:

Sheriff’s deputies were monitoring a home near 2nd and Lloyd. They were trying to locate a man, later identified as Moore, who was wanted for burglary and fleeing/eluding.

Moore left the home and got into an SUV that afternoon. Detectives tried to pull the SUV over and, while it did briefly stop, it almost immediately took off.

Crash damages library at MLK and Locust, Milwaukee (Jan. 7, 2025)

About a mile into the chase, the SUV ran a red light and slammed into a car at the intersection of King Drive and Locust Street. It then careened into the library construction site.

Nobody in the vehicles involved in the pursuit or crash was injured, according to authorities. A construction worker inside the building reported leg pain, and he was examined and cleared at the scene.

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“120 to 140 miles per hour on the freeway, on the public roadways passing people,” Court Commissioner Katharine Kucharski said after charges were filed. “We are all very lucky that nobody is…passed in this situation.”

The Milwaukee Public Library’s new Martin Luther King Branch opened months later. At the official opening, Ald. Milele Coggs acknowledged the roadblocks along the way – including the crash.

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