Sports
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Bella Rozek had a strong freshman season for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs softball team. Over a 12-game stretch, Rozek had two home runs and drove in 28 runs.
The 2024 spring sports season had some great moments for athletes and fans of their respective teams to experience. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats, Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers, Lincoln Hornets and Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs all had great moments this season. Here are more highlights from...
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Board of Control (Board) approved several recommendations impacting the winter sports season at its meeting June 19.
Multiple recommendations that were approved were for basketball. Three affect the electronic seeding for the...
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced its rules changes for the 2025 baseball season June 26.
The NFHS changed a rule that allows baseball players using non-wood bats to have greater flexibility in using substances to enhance their grip on the bat. The...
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The Black River Falls Shooting Tigers team takes a team picture at the Wisconsin Scholastic Clay Target Program state championship.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Shooting Tigers, Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats and Lincoln Hornets Shooting teams wrapped up their seasons by competing at the Wisconsin Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) state championship.
BRF competed in the sporting clays event June 15. There were 477...
The Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin (GCAW) announced its 2024 Academic All-State honorees. The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys golf team had four athletes earn Academic All-State honors. The GCAW also announced team academic All-State awards, with BRF earning recognition.
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The High School Racing Association (HSRA) continued its 2024 season. Melrose-Mindoro (MM) is one of the local schools that has approved HSRA as a letterable sport.
The Mustangs’ racing team is graduating senior Ayla Reuter, junior Kennedy Krueger, sophomore Caleb Arneson and sophomore...
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Young athletes in the first through third grade group all took a group photo with Jordan Kappen and the other athletes that helped coach on the final day of the camp.
There were 130 athletes that took part in the sixth annual Jordan Kappen summer basketball camp June 17 through June 19. Athletes from Black River Falls (BRF), Blair-Taylor (BT), Melrose-Mindoro (MM), Alma Center, as well as La Crosse and players all the way from Milwaukee attended the camp....
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Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats was selected to the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State third team as a pitcher. He was also selected to the South West All-District first team and the Academic All-District.
The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2024 All-State and All-District teams. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team had two players earn WBCA All-State and All-District recognition.
Tavian Shramek, a junior, was selected to the WBCA All-State third team as...
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Madalynn Frederixon of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats was selected to the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association All-State District 1-Small Schools honorable mention for the 2024 season.
The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) announced its 2024 All-State and All-District teams. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team had two players earn WFSCA All-District recognition.
Andi Beck, a sophomore, was selected to the WFSCA All-State District 1-Small...
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Bella Rozek of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs was selected to the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association All-State District 1-Small Schools honorable mention for the 2024 season.
The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) announced its 2024 All-State and All-District teams. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team had one player earn WFSCA All-District recognition.
Bella Rozek, a freshman, was selected to the WFSCA All-State District 1-...