Wisconsin
Wisconsin men’s hockey rebounds from slow start but falls to No. 9 Minnesota in overtime
MADISON – Minnesota came to the Kohl Center Friday night and spoiled the party.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team played in front of its largest crowd of the season at the Kohl Center, but that support didn’t save the Badgers from an overtime loss to the Golden Gophers.
Sophomore Brody Lamb’s goal 61 seconds into OT lifted ninth-ranked Minnesota to a 2-1 victory over the fourth-ranked Badgers in front of 13,498. That is the largest crowd to see an NCAA men’s hockey home game this season.
The victory denied fourth-ranked UW a potential comeback victory as it overcame a slow start to control the second period and tie the game in the third.
BOX SCORE: No. 9 Minnesota 2, No. 4 Wisconsin 1 (OT)
The effort wasn’t all for naught, though. UW, which played without leading scorer Cruz Lucius due to injury, gained a point for the overtime. Meanwhile, Big Ten leader Michigan State lost to Notre Dame, leaving UW four points behind the Spartans in the standings.
“I thought Minnesota got off to a pretty good start, but I do like our resolve,” Wisconsin coach Mike Hastings said. “I thought the guys came back and played the right way. I thought our power play gave us some momentum. There weren’t a lot of special teams. That was playoff hockey. That’s battling in the Big Ten.”
Senior Owen Lindmark scored Wisconsin’s only goal at the 1-minute 35-second mark of the third period off assists from sophomores Simon Tassy and freshman Zach Schulz.
The Badgers (20-6-1, 11-4-0 – 33 points) finished the night with a 41-27 advantage in shots on goal and weren’t called for a penalty. Minnesota, however, got a first period goal from freshman Oliver Moore and owned a 2-0 advantage in shots in OT to score the win.
“Our start is something we want back, but we were really happy with the rest of the game and the way we played and bounced back,” senior Mathieu De St. Phalle said. “Credit to their goalie. He played a great game, but I thought we did a good job of feeding off the crowd as the game went on. It’s just a tough way to go, but good thing we’ve one more tomorrow.”
The teams play the series finale at 7 p.m. Saturday and from the Wisconsin perspective there is plenty to build on.
After Minnesota (16-7-4, 9-5-3 – 28 points) played much of the first period in its offensive zone, UW bounced back in the second period and recorded 21 shots.
Five of those shots came on a power play that came as the result of an indirect contact to the head penalty at the 15:53 mark by Gopher Jimmy Clark on UW sophomore Jack Horbach. The play was initially ruled a major penalty but downgraded to a minor after a video review.
Either way it was a golden opportunity UW gained momentum from but not a goal.
“I thought our end to the second (period) was really good,” Lindmark said. “We had the power player and had it in their zone the whole time and had a lot of really good looks and he (Minnesota goaltender Justen Close) just stood on his head and made the plays to keep it out of the net, but I think that was a good turning point in the game.”
UW senior goaltender Kyle McClellan made 27 saves. The goals he allowed came on 2-on-1 rushes. Between the scores he and the rest of the UW defense held one of the country’s more explosive teams scoreless for almost 55 consecutive minutes.
Meanwhile, Close recorded 40 saves and Wisconsin was held to one goal for the second time in a week.
“What you saw tonight was two teams that understand what is at stake,” Hastings said. “You’re waiting for somebody to blink, whether that’s going to the power play or that is giving an outnumbered rush. Both teams defended really hard tonight. I thought both teams tried to get inside and the other team wouldn’t let them very often.”
The loss leaves Wisconsin in a similar position as last week. It lost the first game at Michigan and needed to win the series finale in OT to get the split.
The Badgers are focused on getting the same outcome this week while playing in front of what is expected to be an even larger crowd Saturday night.
“At the end of the day we got a point and we have an opportunity to take 10 out of 12 points on the year against these guys so we’re going to be jumping, ready to go,” Lindmark said. “We’re going to be playing for the fans and all the support we have on campus.”
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82 Wisconsin clean energy projects eligible for IRA incentives, report says
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An estimated 82 clean energy projects in Wisconsin — totaling $18 billion in expected investment — could be eligible for labor-related tax incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act, according to a new national report.
The report, released by the Climate Jobs National Resource Center, looked at how the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, could boost the clean energy sector while creating union jobs.
Nationally, the report identified 6,285 utility-scale clean energy projects that are either planned, under construction or have been completed recently that may be eligible for incentives from the IRA. Those projects, the report says, account for $2 trillion in investment, nearly 1.1 million megawatts of power and roughly 3.9 million jobs.
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According to the report, the 82 utility-scale clean energy projects identified in Wisconsin — either planned, being built or recently completed — account for an estimated 42,000 jobs and 11,833 megawatts of power. Those are broken down into 48 solar projects, 26 battery projects, five wind projects and three hydro projects.
Amy Barrilleaux, a spokesperson for Clean Wisconsin, said it’s an exciting time for the clean energy industry in Wisconsin, fueled by the IRA.
“When you look at these 82 clean energy projects in the pipeline, that’s a huge deal. That’s changing how Wisconsin gets its energy,” she said. “Right now, we import most of our energy. We pay a lot of money to do that, but this is a change to a homegrown clean energy future for us.”
The state’s trade unions are playing a major role in that clean energy transition — due to labor standards tax credits for things like paying workers prevailing wages and using registered apprentices, said Barrilleaux.
Emily Pritzkow, executive director of the Wisconsin Building Trades Council, said those labor standards tax credits help tie industrial expansion to pro-worker policies, helping to lift the pay and the quality of jobs and training throughout that clean energy industry.
“Over the past four decades, we’ve seen workers’ wages stagnate and economic inequality deepen, and we’ve also been watching this climate crisis that has a disproportionate impact on working class neighborhoods, communities of color and so forth,” she said. “This policy really aims to go right at that. It means the opportunity to create millions of good jobs, but also to advance that equity.”
Earlier this year, Wisconsin’s four major utilities made a pledge to hire union workers for all solar, wind and battery projects moving forward. At the time, the utilities said the move would help ensure they meet competitive labor standards.
Pritzkow called the agreement between the utilities and trades unions historic, saying it provides more certainty to union workers.
“We’ve had a long relationship with the state’s major utilities, and are very often working on their projects,” she said. “That is not a new development, but the commitment to enshrine this in a partnership moving forward on renewable projects is a new one, and I think it really is a reflection of the quality of work our members provide.”
The report pointed to a few case studies, including two in the Badger State.
One of those is the Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, which is a 100-megawatt solar project being built by union laborers. The report said the project broke ground this summer and will offset an estimated almost 150,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.
Another project listed is the Menasha Joint School District’s Maplewood Middle School construction project in the Fox Cities.
According to the report, the school will have rooftop solar panels, battery storage and other energy-efficient features that are estimated to save the district $135,000 annually on energy costs. The district is also expected to utilize direct payments included in the IRA for nonprofits and local governments.
Barrilleaux said the Inflation Reduction Act incentives in the law — for businesses, nonprofits, local governments and homeowners — help build clean energy projects, boost electric electric transportation and assist families to weatherize their homes and save energy.
She called the law “the most ambitious investment to fight the climate crisis” in American history.
“It’s really hard to overstate the impact that the IRA is having in Wisconsin right now, and it’s only been here for a couple of years,” she said. “I think everybody understands that big action needs to happen because we’re in a really critical situation. We need to cut greenhouse gas emissions from every sector of society, and the IRA is helping us do that.”
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Man arrested in fatal shooting of title-winning college gymnast in Wisconsin
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A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a national title-winning University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast near campus, police said.
Whitewater police said the suspect, identified only as a 23-year-old man who knew the victim, shot Kara Welsh, 21, after an altercation at a campus-area apartment late Friday.
University Chancellor Corey King announced Welsh’s death Saturday in a message to students and faculty and staff members.
“We know the news of Kara’s death is heartbreaking for our close-knit university community,” King said. “It is a time when we are all called upon to support one another, to process, and to grieve.”
The suspect was taken to Walworth County Jail and booked on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety while armed and disorderly conduct while armed, police said in a statement. Because his name has not been released, it was unclear whether he is still in jail or whether he has retained legal counsel.
Whitewater police did not respond to a request for more information Sunday evening.
In an earlier statement, the police department said a 23-year-old man was present when officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim Friday. A woman, later identified as Welsh, had been shot multiple times and was dead when officers arrived, police said.
“Through investigation, it was determined that leading up to the shooting, an altercation had occurred between the two,” police said.
The killing took place on the 100 block of Whitewater Street, about a mile east of the school’s main campus, at a residence listed on a university web page as off-campus housing.
Welsh was a business management major from Plainfield, Illinois, who won an individual national title on the vault for the gymnastics team last year, according to the school.
She was a vault “phenom” who holds four of the eight highest vault scores in team history, the university’s athletic department said in a statement Sunday.
“To put into words the impact Kara had on the Warhawk community is impossible,” coach Jen Regan said in the statement. “A powerful athlete, dedicated teammate, and the light in everyone’s dark days, Kara truly lifted each and every one of us up in her time as a Warhawk gymnast.”
USA Gymnastics, the governing body for the sport in the U.S., said on X, “We offer our deepest condolences to Kara’s family, friends and teammates at @UWWGymnastics.”
King said memorial services will be announced when details are available. Flags on campus will fly at half-staff when students and faculty and staff members return Tuesday, and counseling is available to those who need it, he said.
A relative of Walsh’s did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday evening.
Whitewater is about 50 miles west-southwest of Milwaukee.
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Green Bay kicker Brayden Narveson has Wisconsin family ties
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 17: Brayden Narveson #47 of the Tennessee Titans celebrates after a game-winning field goal during the second half of the game at Nissan Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Get
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Brayden Narveson might not have been the happiest person in his own family when the Green Bay Packers claimed him off waivers to make him their kicker.
The move represented a homecoming for Narveson’s wife. Shelby Narveson grew up with a family full of Packers fans in Prescott, Wisconsin, just east of the Minnesota border and about 270 miles west of Green Bay.
“She’s like, ‘I’m going to be the coolest person in my hometown,’” Narveson said.
He went 6 of 7 on field-goal attempts with a long of 59 in a preseason audition with the Tennessee Titans, who are sticking with Nick Folk as their kicker this season. The Packers figured Narveson was a better option than incumbent Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph, who competed for the job in training camp.
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Narveson praised the Titans for giving him a preseason opportunity. Even as he prepared to spend this season on Tennessee’s practice squad, Narveson said Titans officials were letting him know there was a possibility he’d get claimed.
He ended up with the Packers, to his wife’s delight. The Narvesons got married this summer in Mexico.
“When I called and told her I got claimed by the Packers, she was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’” Narveson said. “She hung the phone up and called her parents immediately. So, she was probably more excited than I was but, obviously, very thankful for me, as well.”
Narveson will make his NFL regular-season debut Friday when the Packers open their season against the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Although he still hasn’t attempted a field goal in an NFL game that counts, Narveson has made a positive first impression on his new team. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said he’s seen enough from Narveson in two practices to feel confident in him.
“I just like his approach, his mentality,” LaFleur said. “I can’t wait to see what happens in the game.”
Green Bay represents the latest stop for the well-traveled Narveson, who spent time at four different schools during his six-year college career. He spent two seasons at Iowa State and briefly transferred to San Diego before playing three seasons at Western Kentucky. He finished up at N.C. State last year.
“People can look at me and say that, ‘Oh, what is he doing? He’s going to four schools, this, that, and the other,’” Narveson said. “But ultimately I think it prepared me really, really well. It was like an NFL journey, you know? You go in, you compete. You go in and compete. You go in and every time I was at a new school I had to win a whole new audience over. And I had to go compete against new guys, right?
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“So it just put me in a whole new frame of mind that every single day matters and every single time you step up on the field when you’re between those white lines, you’ve got be focused and you’ve got to win the job.”
Narveson said playing at N.C. State last year helped get him ready for the NFL because he faced the pressure of taking over for Christopher Dunn, who had won the Lou Groza Award a year earlier as college football’s top kicker.
He responded by going 18 of 23 on field-goal attempts last year and setting a school record with his 57-yarder against Duke.
Now he’s dealing with even more pressure as he begins his NFL career on a team with Super Bowl aspirations. The Packers had one of the league’s most stable kicking situations when Mason Crosby held the job from 2007-22 and became the franchise’s career leading scorer.
Carlson struggled while trying to take over for Crosby as a rookie last year. The Packers are hoping Narveson can become more of a long-term solution.
“If somebody tells you they’re not nervous, there’s no pressure, they’re lying to you or they don’t care, in my opinion,” Narveson said. “I think there’s always pressure. Pressure’s a privilege, in my opinion. Pressure means that you’ve done the right things at the right time to show everybody how hard you’ve worked. That’s how I feel about it.”
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