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Morgan Kundinger (r) of the Black River Falls Tigers shoots a three-pointer against Stanley-Boyd Dec. 9. Kundinger had four points.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team was busy with three home games last week. BRF began the week by hosting the Stanley-Boyd (SB) Orioles Monday, Dec. 9.
The first half was a defensive battle. BRF held a 2-0 lead early, but SB got on the board with a three-pointer to...
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Andrea Waldera (No. 13) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats makes a shot inside the paint in the Wildcats’ 48-43 win over Alma/Pepin. Waldera had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball was back in action with two games last week, as BT looked to end its two-game losing skid.
BT hosted Alma/Pepin (AP) Tuesday, Dec. 10, for a Dairyland-Small Conference battle.
Both teams battled back and forth in the first half, but BT...
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Jace Paul of the Lincoln Hornets shoots a layup in the Hornets’ 67-33 win over Augusta Dec. 13. Paul had 28 points and eight steals.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had three games last week, as Lincoln looked to continue their strong start to the season.
Lincoln began the week by traveling to take on Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The Hornets had a slow start to the game and quickly found...
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RaeAnn Ruzeic (l) of the Lincoln Hornets shoots a layup in Lincoln’s 37-30 overtime loss to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran. Ruzic had 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team had two games last week, as Lincoln looked to build a winning streak.
Lincoln began the week by hosting Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The Hornets dominated in the first half, as Lincoln scored more than twice as many points as OF....
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Ethan Kniseley became the Blair-Taylor Wildcats boys basketball program’s latest athlete to reach the milestone of scoring 1,000 points in his career in the Wildcats’ game against Eleva-Strum Dec. 12.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team had two games last week, as BT looked to get back in the win column after their 1-1 start.
BT traveled to take on the Alma/Pepin (AP) Eagles Monday, Dec. 9, for a Dairyland-Small Conference game.
The Eagles started the game on fire...
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Austin Clemons (l) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats works to take down his Durand-Arkansaw opponent Dec. 10. Clemons won by fall.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling hit the mats with wrestling action in multiple days last week. BT began the week by hosting Durand-Arkansaw (DA) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
DA edged out BT by a score of 36-30.
Austin Clemons won the 126-pound match by fall in 1:08. Billy Miller won...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had two games last week. MM looked to get in the win column after starting the season 0-3.
MM hosted Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Monday, Dec. 9, to start the week.
The Mustangs and ECIL battled in the first half and...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team had two games last week, as MM looked to continue its strong start to the season.
MM began the week by traveling to take on Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The first half was close but the Mustangs took a...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team was busy last week. GET/MM began the week by hosting duals Thursday, Dec. 12.
GET/MM defeated Cadott 54-14.
Colton Koss won his 126-pound match by forfeit. Brody Banse won the 132-pound match via forfeit...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City (GMC) gymnastics team opened the season by traveling to West Salem Saturday, Dec. 14, for an invite.
GMC finished fourth out of seven teams with 130.75 points. West Salem took first with 136.55, Holmen was second with 132...