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Your contact: Eric Schmoldt, sports editor, 608-755-8249; To report game results: 608-755-8240; [email protected]
SPORTSSaturday, February 17, 2018—Section B
Inside • 2B
Pro baseball: Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw is look-ing to build on his strong 2017 season
SAY WHAT?
“How did that happen?” —Skier Ester Ledecka, of the Czech Republic, on winning gold in the women’s super-G event
TODAY’S OLYMPICS
TV SCHEDULE
NBC• 3-5 p.m.—Freestyle Skiing:
Men’s Aerials; Biathlon: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final; Cross Country: Women’s 4x5km Relay Gold Medal Final
• 8-10 p.m.—Alpine Skiing: Men’s Giant Slalom, First Run (LIVE); Short Track Speedskating: Women’s 1500 and Men’s 1000 Gold Medal Finals; Skeleton: Wom-en’s Gold Medal Final Runs; Ski Jumping: Men’s Individual Large Hill Gold Medal Final
• 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.—Al-pine Skiing: Men’s Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final Run (LIVE); Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Slopestyle Gold Medal Final
NBCSN• 1:40-4 a.m.—Men’s Ice
Hockey: Switzerland vs. South Korea (LIVE)
• 5-6:10 a.m.—Men’s Curling: Canada vs. Sweden
• 6:10-9:30 a.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey: United States vs. Olympic Athletes from Russia (LIVE); Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials
• 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.—Cross Country: Women’s 4x5km Relay Gold Medal Final; Biathlon: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start Gold Medal Final; Short Track Speedskating: Women’s 1500 and Men’s 1000 Gold Medal Finals
• 12:30-4:30 p.m.—Skeleton: Women’s Gold Medal Final Runs; Ski Jumping: Men’s Individual Large Hill Gold Medal Final
• 7-9:10 p.m.—Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Slopestyle (LIVE)
• 9:10 p.m.-11:30 p.m.—Men’s Ice Hockey: Germany vs. Norway (LIVE)
• 11:30-1:40 p.m.—Men’s Curling: United States vs. Japan
MEDAL COUNT
Through 47 eventsNation G S B Tot
Norway 6 8 5 19
Germany 9 2 4 15
Netherlands 6 5 2 13
Canada 4 5 4 13
Austria 4 1 4 9
United States 5 1 2 8
OA Russia 0 2 6 8
France 3 2 2 7
Japan 0 4 3 7
Sweden 4 2 0 6
Italy 2 1 3 6
Switzerland 1 3 2 6
China 0 3 1 4
Czech Republic 0 2 2 4
South Korea 2 0 1 3
Australia 0 2 1 3
Finland 0 0 3 3
Slovakia 0 2 0 2
Belarus 1 0 0 1
Liechtenstein 0 1 0 1
Slovenia 0 1 0 1
Britain 0 0 1 1
Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1
Spain 0 0 1 1
ON THIS DATE IN ...
• 1928—Sweden’s Gillis Grafstrom defends his 1920 and 1924 Olympic figure skating title with Austrian Willy Bockl finishing in second place as he did four years earlier.
• 1998—The U.S. women’s hockey team wins the sport’s first-ever Olympic gold medal. Sandra Whyte scores on an emp-ty-netter with 8 seconds left to give the United States a 3-1 victory over Canada.
• 2010—Americans Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso captures gold and silver, respectively, in the women’s Olympic downhill at Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s the first time since 1984 that the United States captures the top two steps in a women’s alpine skiing event.
• 2014—Meryl Davis and Charlie White win the gold medal in ice dance, the first Olympic title in the event for the U.S.
LedeckaHIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HOCKEY
DALE BARRY 1932-2018
By Eric Schmoldt
JANESVILLE
When the Janesville Parker boys basketball team pulled up to the Wisconsin Field House for the
1971 state boys basketball championship
game, the Vikings had a problem.
A parking attendant outside the venue
refused to let the team park adjacent to the
arena.
Dale Barry, one of the
team’s assistant coaches,
came up with a plan—per
usual. Winter weather was
making the day unpleas-
ant, and Barry decided the
Vikings weren’t going to
be trudging through the
snow to get to the state
tournament.
“Dale says to the bus
driver, ‘Open the door,’” said Dan Mad-
den, also an assistant coach and Barry’s
long-time friend. “He gets out, stands out
in front of the bus and waves us: ‘Come on
in.’”
The Vikings, of course, went on to win
one of the most memorable state cham-
pionships in local—if not state—history,
beating Milwaukee King 79-68 to cap a
highly improbable Cinderella story.
“It was fortunate he got us that (park-
ing) spot, too, because there was almost
a riot after the game,” Madden said. “We
beat them, and they stormed the floor, and
we had to get our fans escorted out.”
As a coach, athletic director, humani-
tarian and family man, Barry was known
for his quick wit, organizational skills and
desire to put others before himself.
Barry died Wednesday morning at the
age of 86. He leaves behind a legacy that
helped shape Janesville’s athletic commu-
nity at its core.
Rising through the ranksDale Barry loved sports from the time
he was a young child. He played football,
basketball, baseball and tennis through
his years at Janesville High School and
Milton College until a knee surgery in 1953
relegated him to playing mostly golf and
softball.
‘He was involved with so much’
Former coach, athletic director leaves behind lasting legacy
Barry
Turn to LEGACY on Page 3B
By Benjamin Pierce
Special to The Gazette
JANESVILLE
It didn’t take long for the Rock County Fury to bury the visiting Badger Lightning.
The Fury scored nine goals in the first period and coasted to a 12-1 victory in their regional final matchup Friday at the Janesville Ice Arena. Rock County set a program record for goals in a single game.
Dani Heitsman kicked things off in the opening minute with an even-strength goal. By the time the period was over, the Fury had scored four goals at even strength, one on the power play and four more while on the penalty kill.
“The girls came out fast and they were focused and ready to play and that showed early on,” said Fury head coach Luke Steurer, whose team im-proved to 20-3-2-1.
Rock County, ranked No. 5 in the state, will host the Madison Metro Lynx in a sectional semi-final Tuesday in Janesville. Rock County has de-feated the Lynx twice this season, shutting them out 5-0 on Dec. 12 and 6-0 on Jan. 25.
Seven different Rock County players scored goals in the first period Friday. Steurer said that scoring depth will be necessary as his team hopes
to continue to move further into the playoffs.
“It’s very important,” he said. “We have three
lines that can score and it helps when we can
spread out the scoring.”
The Fury added two goals in the second period
and another in the third. Badger’s only goal came
in the second period after Rock County pulled
goalie McKaylie Buescher.
On cloud nineFury open playoffs with record-setting win over Lightning
Angela Major/[email protected] County Fury players celebrate after scoring their first goal during Friday’s WIAA regional final against Badger Lightning at the Janesville Ice Arena. The Fury won 12-1, setting a program record for goals in a game. Rock County will face the Madison Metro Lynx on Tuesday in a sectional semifinal game.
Angela Major/[email protected] County’s Zoie Steig attempts a shot during the first period of Friday’s regional final. Steig finished with two goals and two assists.
Fury 12
Lightning 1
The girls came out fast and they were focused and ready to play and that showed early on.
Luke Steurer, Rock County Fury head coach“ ”
Turn to NINE on Page 4B
Gazette staff
Elkhorn High capped off a successful boys swimming
season with the school’s highest-ever finish at the WIAA
Division 2 state swim meet Friday night at the UW Na-
tatorium.
Led by a fourth-place finish by the 200 freestyle relay
team, the Elks finished fifth in the team standings.
Monona Grove won the state title with 333 points,
with Edgewood second at 191. Elkhorn finished with
136.5 points.
Whitewater, led by the area’s top finisher, Young Li-
ang, tied for 21st with 30 points. Milton was 30th with
14 points and Delavan-Darien was 33rd with seven.
Elkhorn coach Jamie Richardson said the highest-ev-
er state finish was a fitting end for her squad.
“It was fantastic,” Richardson said. “They support-
ed each other and cheered for each other. It was a fun
group to coach.”
WIAA BOYS STATE SWIM MEET
Elkhorn secures four podium finishes
Turn to SWIM on Page 4B
Associated PressUnited States’ Lindsey Vonn competes during today’s women’s super-G event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea. Vonn had a fast run going before taking a turn too wide near the bottom. She finished in a tie for sixth. Ester Ledecka, of the Czech Republic, won the gold medal.
Vonn makes one costly error in women’s super-G
