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Two Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcat graduates represented BT at the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star games. The annual WBCA All-Star Games were held Wednesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 25, at JustAgame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells.
Andrea Waldera competed for the...
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Nate Gargulak of the Black River Falls Shooting Tigers is pictured with his new hardware after winning the state championship.
On June 19-21, the Black River Falls (BRF) Shooting Tigers traveled to the state SCTP Trap shoot in Nekoosa at the WTA home grounds. It was a three-day championship with 1,994 athletes from 94 teams.
The varsity squad of held its own, finishing the highest ever for the team with seventh...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Post 200 American Legion baseball team picked up its first wins of the season last week. BRF first hosted Westby for a doubleheader Monday, June 22.
BRF lost both games against Westby. One game was a score of 14-5. BRF had 10 hits, while Westby had 12. Westby...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs racing team hit the race tracks over the weekend after weather impacted the High School Racing Association (HSRA) schedule. Mustang Kennedy Krueger entered the weekend at the top of the standings with a 44-point advantage over the second-place driver from...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team had two athletes receive the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) All-District and All-State recognition.
Bella Rozek, a junior, was selected to the WFSCA District 1-Small schools first team. Rozek was also named a WFSCA...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs baseball team had two athletes receive the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-District recognition.
Mustang seniors Brett Peterson and Colton Koss were named WBCA Southwest District honorable mentions.
Peterson batted .328/.419/.484/....
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team had two athletes make the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) All-State teams.
Andi Beck, a 2026 graduate, was selected to the All-State Division 4/5 first team this season. She was an honorable mention last season. Beck...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team had two athletes receive the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-District recognition.
Payton Kelly and Brady Thompson were named WBCA Southwest District honorable mentions.
Kelly batted .305/.462/.441/.902 (batting average/...
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Cage Christenson of the Black River Falls Post 200 American Legion baseball team makes contact with a pitch in the Tigers’ home game against Tomah June 12.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Post 200 American Legion baseball team was busy with three games last week. BRF opened the week by playing at Whitehall Tuesday, June 16.
Whitehall defeated BRF 11-1 in six innings.
Whitehall jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning....
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Jordan Kappen hosted his eighth annual summer basketball camp from June 15 to June 17 at the Lunda Community Center Fieldhouse in Black River Falls. The camp had two groups, with one being first grade through third grade and the other being fourth grade through eighth. Kappen provided campers with tools and drills to improve their shooting, finishing, one-on-one moves, passing and ball handling.
Over 100 athletes participated in the eighth annual Jordan Kappen summer basketball camp June 15 through June 17. The Lunda Community Center Fieldhouse hosted Kappen’s camp.
Kappen grew up in BRF. In high school, he helped lead the Blair-Taylor Wildcats boys basketball team to the...