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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...
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Kaylee Carrillo of the Lincoln Hornets reaches to grab a loose ball in Lincoln’s home playoff game against Hillsboro Feb. 20.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team began the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week. Lincoln received the sixth seed in the Division 5 sectional 3A bracket.
The Hornets hosted No. 11 Hillsboro Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Lincoln had a solid defensive effort,...
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Ben Ross of the Lincoln Hornets absorbs contact from an Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran player on a layup in Lincoln’s 50-45 win Feb. 22. Ross had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team ended the regular season with two home games last week. Lincoln began the week by hosting Thorp Monday, Feb. 19, for a non-conference game.
Thorp entered the game 11-11, while Lincoln was 18-4.
Both teams were close in the first half, but...
Head coach Randy Storlie of the Blair-Taylor (BT) boys basketball team has moved into fourth place in Wisconsin boys basketball high school coaching history. Storlie’s accomplishment came from BT’s dominant 76-32 win over Augusta Thursday, Feb. 22, in the team’s final game of the regular...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team ended the regular season with two road games. MM began the week with a trip to take on Viroqua Monday, Feb. 19.
MM jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three-pointers by Carson Zeman and Aeron Hanson. Viroqua responded with a big run to...