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Stephen Werre drives by a defender in the Lincoln Hornets’ game earlier in the season. Werre scored a career-high 20 points in Lincoln’s 55-49 win over Loyal Dec. 6. 

     The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had a pair of home games last week for the second week of the season. Lincoln started the week by hosting Loyal Tuesday, Dec. 6.      It was a close game, but Lincoln was able to build a 24-18 lead heading into halftime. The Hornets were able to...

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Evan Nehring pump fakes to get a Melrose-Mindoro defender in the air. Nehring led Blair-Taylor with 18 points in their 60-47 loss to Melrose-Mindoro Dec. 8. 

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team dropped both of its games last week. BT started the week with a home game against Dairyland-Large Conference rival the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs Dec. 8.      It was going to be a tough task for BT to take on MM, as the Mustangs had three...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team was busy last week, as the Wildcats had three games. BT started off the week with a home game against Dairyland-Large Conference opponent Whitehall Tuesday, Dec. 6.      Both teams came out of the gates fast in the first couple of minutes....
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team was busy last week. BT started the week with a road match against Mondovi/Eleva-Strum Thursday, Dec. 8.      BT won the match 43-30.      Easton Rogstad won via forfeit in the 132-pound match, earning six points for BT.      Billy Miller won the...
     The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team ran up against a tough Neillsville team Thursday, Dec. 8.      Neillsville had entered the game undefeated just like Lincoln. Neillsville ran away with the game, however, defeating Lincoln by a final score of 71-29.      “Obviously a disappointing game...

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Avery Hagen pushes the puck ahead for the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers. Hagen had one goal for BRF in the Tigers’ 4-0 win over Winona. 

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall had three home games last week. BRF began the week by hosting Winona Tuesday, Dec. 6.      It was a dominant effort on all fronts for the Tigers. BRF exploded for three...
     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball hit the road to take on Coulee Conference rival West Salem Thursday, Dec. 8, for BRF’s first conference battle of the season.      BRF had a tough task on hand, as West Salem is the reigning conference champion. West Salem proved to be...
     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team began last week with a home game against Tomah Tuesday, Dec. 6.      The first half was a defensive battle, as both teams combined for just nine points in the first 10 minutes of the half. Trey Cowley got BRF on the board first with a...
     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with Lincoln, Granton, Melrose-Mindoro and Neillsville had just one game last week. BRF hit the road to take on the Northwest Icemen Thursday, Dec. 8.      There was no shortage of goals in the game, as both teams combined for 15 goals. BRF...

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Lindsay Steien pushes the ball up the court for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats in a game earlier in the season. 

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team continued its season with two road games last week, with both games against Dairyland-Large Conference opponents. BT began the week by traveling to take on the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs.      The game began with BT winning the tip-off....

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