ScuttleBu(r)t …

Keep an eye on Kewaunee High School offensive lineman Tanor Bortolini.

The 6-foot-5, 270-pound senior recently made a verbal commitment to the University of Wisconsin. He’s the cousin of Connor Bortolini, who helped Forest Park beat Portland St. Patrick 54-12 in the 2017 MHSAA eight-player state championship.

Tanor Bortolini heard from the likes of Iowa and Miami along with Ivy League schools before going with Bucky.

“I knew I really liked Wisconsin coming into it,” Bortolini told the Green Bay Press-Gazette. “But I had to make sure it was for me. I was really excited. They were definitely one of my top schools, and I’m really happy to be a Badger. I’m excited for the future.”

Forest Park Coach Dave Graff reports the Bortolini family has been in Crystal Falls for many years. Angelo Bortolini, brother of Jerry, headed to Wisconsin from Crystal Falls.

“Angelo was big and must of been tough. too, if he was a Bortolini,” Graff said.

Connor Bortolini (5-8, 155), now at Finlandia, rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns when the Trojans won the 2017 state title. Connor had a record-setting regular season game with 402 yards rushing and seven touchdowns in a win over North Central …

From Dwight Perry, Seattle Times: “Police had to be called to a 7-year-olds’ baseball game in Lakewood, Colo., when parents and coaches from both sides stormed the field after a controversial call and began pummeling each other.

“This never would have happened if they’d only had instant replay.” …

Iron Mountain High School basketball standout Foster Wonders has received another Division 1 scholarship offer.

Foster tweeted that Western Michigan University has made contact, joining Division 1 schools Central Michigan and UW-Milwaukee.

North Central’s Jason Whitens plays at Western Michigan.

The Mountaineers junior earned All-UP and all-state honors this past season …

Budget-cutting idea suggested at Sunday’s Iron Mountain School Board athletic committee meeting — leave the West PAC for all but football.

The Mountaineers would remain in the Mid-Peninsula Conference for the rest of the sports …

Dale Earnhardt Jr. mentioned Bark River native Greg Ives a couple times in the book “Racing To The Finish: My Story.”

In the acknowledgments, the retired racing great wrote that it was a “privilege to compete with (crew chief) Greg Ives and everyone on the No 88 Hendrick Motorsports team.”

There’s also a photo in the book of Earnhardt and Ives, who now guides up-and-coming driver Alex Bowman …