Christopher Mendoza

Madison

Multimedia Sports Editor at Wisconsin State Journal

Multimedia Sports Editor @WiStateJournal | Former Sports Editor @auburnvillager | I like sports and I like writing about sports

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Articles

5 high school track stars: State meet Day 1 edition

3 weeks ago | madison.com | Christopher Mendoza |Kevin Winters Morriss |Sean Davis

The State Journal will recognize the accomplishments of five high school athletes from each day of the state track meet in La Crosse. The efforts may not be the greatest statistically but are notable. We then invite readers to vote for the Supernova, the performance that most stood out to you as the Supernova. Here are the Day 1 honorees from Friday's action.
3 things to watch for in the Bucks’ first-round series against the Pacers

2 months ago | madison.com | Christopher Mendoza

The Milwaukee Bucks are in the NBA playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, extending the second-longest playoff streak in franchise history. And the Bucks will face the Indiana Pacers in the first round for the second consecutive season. Milwaukee did not fare well in a first-round series loss to the Pacers last season, falling in six games to a team that went on to make an appearance in the Eastern Conference finals before losing to the eventual champion Boston Celtics.
3 things that stood out in Wisconsin women's basketball's win over Penn State

Feb 16, 2025 | madison.com | Christopher Mendoza

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team got back in the win column on Sunday after losing each of its previous four games by double digits. The Badgers were out ahead for over half of the game and never found themselves down more than the four-point deficit they were in just over a minute into the game before defeating the Nittany Lions 75-68 at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Goalie pushes Wisconsin women's soccer into Sweet 16 in penalty kicks

Nov 22, 2024 | madison.com | Christopher Mendoza

If there was one thing the University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team would not do on Friday evening, it was conceding a goal in open play in the Badgers’ second-round game of the NCAA Tournament against Virginia. Through 110 minutes of regular and extra time, the Badgers and Cavaliers found themselves dragging their feet to the finish line, hoping they would have just enough left to prevail in the penalty shootout.
Veteran forward's career day leads Wisconsin to NCAA Tournament win

Nov 15, 2024 | badgerextra.com | Christopher Mendoza

It took less than four minutes for the University of Wisconsin women’s soccer to put together a multi-goal lead in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Throughout the regular season and Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers only recorded eight multi-goal performances in 18 games and averaged 1.33 goals per game. Against a Maine defense that ranked 26th nationally in goals against average (0.706), the Badgers bucked a pair of trends in the first four minutes en route to a 3-1 win over the Black Bears.
5 WiscNews-area high school football stars for Week 6

Oct 1, 2024 | wiscnews.com | Christopher Mendoza

WiscNews will recognize the accomplishments of five high school football athletes from our coverage area each week. The efforts may not be the greatest statistically but are notable. We then invite readers to vote for the Supernova, the performance that most stood out to you. Here are this week’s honorees. Lex Reittinger airs it outQuarterback Lex Reittinger was on top of his game in Wisconsin Dells’ 53-0 win at Wautoma.
5 Madison high school football stars from Week 6

Oct 1, 2024 | madison.com | Christopher Mendoza

The State Journal will recognize the accomplishments of five high school football athletes from our coverage area each week. The efforts may not be the greatest statistically but are notable. We then invite readers to vote for the Supernova, the performance that most stood out to you. Here are this week’s honorees. Tre Poteat racks up pair of touchdownsWide receiver/cornerback Tre Poteat was a difference maker in Verona’s 21-7 win over Middleton on Friday.
Freshman phenom part of Wisconsin trend leading to highest ranking since 1996

Sep 27, 2024 | madison.com | Christopher Mendoza

Freshman phenom Dean Boltz is the top scorer on a University of Wisconsin men's soccer team off to its best start since 2013. Boltz hails from the Chicago suburb of Palatine and the groundwork for third-year coach Neil Jones was laid decades in advance to pull in a program-changing recruit from the soccer-rich Chicagoland area. Jones spent 12 years recruiting the area as an assistant at Northwestern and the coach at Loyola Chicago.
Auburn Sports Roundup: Women's basketball releases SEC schedule

Aug 29, 2024 | auburnvillager.com | Christopher Mendoza

Auburn women's basketball has its conference schedule set for the 2024-25 season as the Tigers seek to continue improving going into their fourth year under Johnnie Harris. In January, Auburn will have five home games and three road games to kick off SEC Play. The Tigers will host Ole Miss on Jan. 2, Arkansas on Jan. 9, SEC newcomer Texas on Jan. 16, Missouri on Jan. 19, and Florida on Jan. 26. Auburn will be on the road against LSU on Jan. 5, Kentucky on Jan. 12, and Mississippi State on Jan. 23.
Injury makes way for hometown product McGough

Aug 29, 2024 | auburnvillager.com | Christopher Mendoza

When former Auburn High kicker Towns McGough announced his intentions to continue his playing career and education at Auburn University in December, the plan was to sit behind current kicker Alex McPherson before getting his chance to be a full-time contributor on the Plains. When McPherson started dealing with a medical issue over the offseason, the hard work that Auburn put in to keep McGough appeared to be more crucial than what it initially seemed.