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The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023-2024 girls basketball season. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball had two athletes earn All-Conference recognition.
MM, led by head coach Chris Radcliffe, went 14-12 overall and 7-6 in Dairyland-...
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023-2024 girls basketball season. The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball had one athlete earn All-Conference recognition.
Lincoln, led by head coach Bill Schulte, went 14-11 overall and 6-7 in the Dairyland-Small...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers softball team returned to action with a road game against Coulee Conference foe Luther Friday, April 5.
Madyson Schultz dominated on the mound, as the senior racked up 19 strikeouts over seven innings in BRF’s 7-3 win.
BRF struck first in the top of...
Melrose-Mindoro (MM) alumni Emily Herzberg and Mesa Byom competed for their respective colleges in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s basketball Division 1 and Division 2 tournaments.
Herzberg and Byom were part of MM’s 2020 graduating class, and led the MM...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs baseball team opened the 2024 season with a road game against Adams-Friendship (AF) Thursday, March 28.
MM got one baserunner in scoring position in the top of the first inning. AF retired MM’s first two batters, but then Brett Peterson ripped a line...
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Jace Paul of the Lincoln Hornets was named a Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 5 All-State honorable mention.
The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its selections for the boys basketball All-State teams in each division. Jace Paul of the Lincoln Hornets was named a Division 5 All-State honorable mention.
Paul, a junior, helped lead Lincoln to a 22-5 record this season....
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats track and field team traveled to Menomonie Thursday, March 28, for the Stout Elite Invite.
In the girls 55-meter dash, Paige Kelly took 25th in the prelims with a time of 8.23. Sara Steffenson placed 35th with 8.40.
For the girls 200-meter dash, Sara...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team began its season with a road game against Brookwood Thursday, March 28. BT was strong in each aspect of the game, as the Wildcats came away with the 7-0 victory.
BT got on the board in the top of the first inning. Tavian Shramek led off the...
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Hannah Tubbs of the Black River Youth Swimmimg (BRYS) earned special recognition at the 2024 Midwest Regional Swim Meet, as she earned the High Point Award for girls ages 15-18. She also achieved a Wisconsin USA State Qualifying Time in the 100 breaststroke.
The 2024 Midwest Regional Swim Meet was held at the University of Minnesota – Aquatic Center March 23-24. Swimmers from six different Midwest States traveled to Minneapolis to compete.
Three local swimmers from the Black River Youth Swimming (BRYS) attended as part of the Northern Lakes...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers track and field team traveled to Eau Claire Thursday, March 28, to compete at the Eau Claire North Invite.
In the girls 200-meter dash, Lauren Slosser finished 18th with a time of 33.22. Isabella Falcon placed 19th with 33.29.
For the girls 400-...