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Jay Stetzer (r) of the Lincoln Hornets reaches forward to make sure he gets the first down on a fourth down play.

     The Lincoln Hornets football team hosted Owen-Withee (OW) Friday, Sept. 26, for Lincoln’s homecoming game.      Both teams entered the game 3-2 overall, setting up for a tough fight between the North-Central East opponents.      Lincoln received the opening kickoff and started with the ball on...

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Isabelle Huber of the Lincoln Hornets passes the ball up high for one of her teammates in Lincoln’s loss to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Sept. 25. 

     The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team fell in two Dairyland Conference matches last week. Lincoln traveled to take on Eleva-Strum (ES) Tuesday, Sept. 23.      ES defeated Lincoln in three sets. Lincoln dropped the first set by a score of 25-11. ES won the second set 25-13. Lincoln made the third...

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Samantha Menning (l) and Vivian Prindle of the Lincoln Hornets medaled in the Blair-Taylor cross country meet Sept. 23. 

     The Lincoln Hornets cross country team was busy with multiple meets last week. Lincoln opened the week by traveling to Blair-Taylor (BT) Tuesday, Sept. 23.      Two Lincoln girls earned medals at BT. Samantha Menning finished ninth overall with a time of 31:03. Vivian Prindle placed 10th with...

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Zoe Rukavina of the Black River Falls Tigers returns the ball during the No. 2 singles match against West Salem.

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team was busy with three matches last week. BRF could not keep the wins going, as the Tigers lost three matches.      BRF hosted West Salem (WS) Tuesday, Sept. 23. WS defeated BRF 7-0. Singles      No. 1 - Kendall Sullivan , West Salem, def....

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The Black River Falls Tigers is pictured together after winning the Coulee Conference championship meet. Pictured (l-r) are Jordyn King, Andrea Cogswell, Lillian Harvieux, Kaylee Wood and McKenzie Apicella.

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team took first at the Coulee Conference championship meet, defeating the second-place team by 15 strokes to cap off a strong regular season.      Prior to the conference championship, BRF hosted a conference meet Monday, Sept. 22.      BRF also...

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Jason Stark of Tomah took the win for in the Upper Midwest Vintage Racing Series at Marshfield Motor Speedway Sept. 27. Stark won the Jim Langreck Memorial feature race. 

     The Upper Midwest Vintage Racing Series (UMVRS) took its traveling show to Marshfield Motor Speedway this past Saturday, Sept. 27, for a pair of feature races. The races included the Jim Langreck Memorial that was rained out in August, and the other feature was for its annual Fall Shootout...
     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team split its two Dairyland Conference matches last week. MM first hosted Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Sept. 23.      ECIL shut out MM, winning 3-0.      The score of the first set was 25-13. The second and third sets came within...
     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team hosted Whitehall Friday, Sept. 26, for a Dairyland Conference battle.      MM got back in the win column with a 14-0 win.      The Mustangs got on the board in the second quarter. The special teams made a big play, as Isaiah Kleinsmith returned a...
     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team was back in action with two meets last week. MM traveled to Westby Tuesday, Sept. 23.      MM’s boys finished 12th as a team.      Caleb Arneson led the way by finishing 16th with a time of 18:52.80. Carter Wortman placed 46th with 20:28.30...
    The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball picked up two Dairyland Conference wins last week. BT started the week by traveling to take on Augusta Monday, Sept. 22.      BT defeated Augusta 3-2 in a match that needed all five sets to decide a winner.      The first set went down to the wire, but...

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