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The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball began the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week. BT received the 10th seed in the Division 5 sectional 3A bracket.
BT played at No. 7 Alma/Pepin (AP) Tuesday, Feb. 20.
The Wildcats jumped out to an early 5-0...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team ended the regular season with a home game against the Augusta Beavers Thursday, Feb. 22.
Augusta entered the game with a 3-20 overall record and was 1-11 in Dairyland-Large Conference play. BT was 8-15 overall and 5-7 in Dairyland-Large...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team began the playoffs with a road game against Mauston Tuesday, Feb. 20. BRF entered the playoffs as the No. 11 seed, while Mauston was the No. 6 seed.
Mauston opened the game by building a 16-6 lead with 8:28 left in the first half....
The Black River Falls/Granton/Melrose-Mindoro/Neillsville (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op team continued the playoffs with a game at Menomonie Tuesday, Feb. 20, for the second round of the playoffs. Menomonie was the No. 1 seed, while BRF was the No. 4 seed.
BRF got out to a strong start...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team ended the regular season with two road games. BRF traveled to take on Osseo-Fairchild Monday, Feb. 19.
Both teams were close in the first half, as the game was tied 27-27 heading into halftime. BRF pulled away in the second half, as...
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Ethan Kniseley of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats races up the court in the Wildcats’ 71-54 win over Eleva-Strum Feb. 16. Kniseley had 28 points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team had two home games last week, as the regular season moved closer to the finish line. BT began the week by hosting Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Feb. 13.
ECIL took control of the game early and never let looked back. ECIL...
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Jordan Ramsey of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs absorbs contact and makes the layup in the Mustangs’ game against Black River Falls. Ramsey had 11 points.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had two road games last week. MM began by traveling to take on Black River Falls (BRF) Monday, Feb. 12, in a non-conference game.
MM struggled to get the offense going in the game. Despite grabbing multiple offensive rebounds in the...
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Samantha Prindle (l) of the Lincoln Hornets battles with an Alma/Pepin player for a rebound.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team ended the regular season with two games. Lincoln began the week by traveling to take on Loyal Monday, Feb. 12.
Loyal came into the game with a 13-7 record. Lincoln entered the game with a 12-9 record.
The first half was a defensive battle,...
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Ethan Konda (No. 5) of the Lincoln Hornets gets ready to set a screen for a teammate in Lincoln’s road game against Cochrane-Fountain City Feb. 13.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team was busy with three games last week. Lincoln began the week by traveling to take on Loyal in a non-conference match Monday, Feb. 12.
Both teams were close in the first half, but the Hornets were able to take a 25-21 lead into halftime. Lincoln...
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Andi Beck (r) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats drives by an Eleva-Strum defender in the Wildcats’ 47-32 win Feb. 15.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team finished the regular season with two games last week. BT started the week with a road non-conference game against Elmwood/Plum City (EPC) Monday, Feb. 12.
BT jumped out to a big lead early in the game, as the Wildcats built a 17-1 lead...