Sports
There were several fun games and moments from the 2023-2024 winter sports season for teams and athletes under the Banner Journal’s coverage. Whether it was personal milestones for athletes or great team accomplishments, the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers, Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats, Lincoln...
The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 2024 basketball academic All-State awards. The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team had nine athletes earn the award.
The WBCA Academic All-State award requires that nominated athletes be varsity players...
Taylor Gallup of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City (GMC) gymnastics team competed in the individual state championship at Wisconsin Rapids Saturday, March 2.
Gallup, a junior of GMC, competed in the floor exercise at the state championship. Gallup tied...
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Jace Paul of the Lincoln Hornets drives to the paint in Lincoln’s 58-40 win over Gilmanton/Independence in the first round of the playoffs Feb. 27.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team competed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week as the No. 4 seed in the Division 5 sectional 3A bracket. The Hornets hosted No. 13 Gilmanton/Independence (GI) Tuesday, Feb. 27.
GI began the game by building a 15-...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team competed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week as the 10th seed in the Division 4 sectional 1B bracket. The Mustangs played at No. 7 Neillsville Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Neillsville jumped out to a 5-0 lead...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team competed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week as the No. 9 seed in the Division 3 sectional 1A bracket. The Tigers played at the No. 8 Altoona Railroaders Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Both teams started off...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team competed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week as the 10th seed in the Division 5 sectional 3A bracket. The Wildcats played at the No. 7 Alma/Pepin (AP) Eagles Tuesday, Feb. 27.
AP was able to come away...
Zowie Hunter and Sydney Magnuson of the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall earned All Independent recognition for the 2023-2024 season.
BRF, under the helm of head coach Ross Hunter, went 14-11 overall...
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Riley Hanrahan (middle) of the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers placed second at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament. Hanrahan was BRF’s first wrestler to qualify for the state finals since Rueben Rave in 1987.
Wrestlers from the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers, Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats and the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans competed at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament Feb. 22-24.
BRF’s Riley Hanrahan competed in the girls...
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Anna Radcliffe (No. 2) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs shoots a contested layup in the Mustangs’ home playoff game against Necedah Feb. 20. Radcliffe had 22 points.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team began the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week. MM received the sixth seed in the Division 4 sectional 3A bracket.
The Mustangs hosted No. 11 Necedah Tuesday, Feb. 20.
MM utilized the full-court...