February 22, 2013 at 10:10 a.m.
Along The Ad Routes
By Mike Reilly-mreilly@thedodgevillechronicle.com
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The #20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team really took it to #13 Ohio State Sunday, winning yet another game from a higher ranked team very convincingly. Those Badgers probably have the most wins of any team against a ranked team this season - especially one that is higher ranked than they are. That should speak volumes for them when it cones to NCAA seeding at the end of the season, considering that they take care of business the rest of the way. I think they only have one game left with a team with a better record than they have. Coach Bo Ryan and his staff are magicians in putting basically no-name players together and forming a team that battles for a Big 10 championship each the season. They were picked for sixth in the conference in preseason and are now just two games out of first place in third!
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Congratulations to the Dodgeville, Iowa-Grant/Highland, Mineral Point and River Valley wrestlers that made it to the WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament this weekend. Iowa-Grant/Highland, Mineral Point and River Valley each have four going on while Dodgeville has one. The weather forecasters are predicting a blizzard for Thursday afternoon into Friday as of early in the week (it could change). I hope that doesn't happen as I remember coming back for Madison during a storm like that a few years back during that same tournament. My nerves were so shot after that Friday night drive I couldn't force myself to go back for the finals on Saturday - something I very seldom miss!
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I've got to mention that the other day I was crossing the main street at the Corner Drug Store corner heading east and (you'll never guess) a driver with an IOWA license plate was heading south and going at least 30 MPH and didn't stop for me when I was in the crosswalk! The young lady driver wouldn't even look my way as I was standing out in the crosswalk either!