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Kaleb Wyss of the Lincoln Hornets works on the defensive end of the court in Lincoln’s 79-43 win over Mondovi Tuesday, Feb. 6.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team was busy with three games last week. Lincoln began with a road game against Mondovi Tuesday, Feb. 6.
Mondovi entered the game with a 2-16 overall record. Lincoln was 14-2 coming into the game.
The game started off with both teams close, as the...
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Sullivan King (top) of the Black River Falls Tigers was one of three Tigers to qualify for individual sectionals. King defeated his Nekoosa opponent by fall. King finished fourth in the regionals at Richland Center Feb. 10.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers wrestling team traveled to Richland Center Saturday, Feb. 10, for the Division 2 regionals. Three Tigers qualified for the individual sectionals.
BRF finished ninth out of 13 teams with 84 points.
Deacon Brown placed sixth in the 113-pound class and...
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Calvin Lakowske of the Black River Falls Tigers scores a goal in the first period of the Tigers’ home game against Tomah/Sparta Feb. 9. Lakowske had three goals.
The Black River Falls/Granton/Melrose-Mindoro/Neillsville (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op team finished the regular season with two home games last week. BRF hosted Viroqua Tuesday, Feb. 6.
BRF struck first with one goal in the first period. The goal came from Ryan Magnuson, who scored off...
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Bella Falcon of the Black River Falls Tigers drives by a Westby defender in the Tigers’ 47-35 win. Falcon had 10 points.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team had two games last week to end the regular season. BRF hosted Westby Tuesday, Feb. 6, for a Coulee Conference game.
Westby entered the game 5-16 overall and 2-8 in conference play. BRF was 1-21 overall and 1-10 in conference play...
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team came up short against Independence/Gilmanton (IG) in a Dairyland-Small Conference match Friday, Feb. 9.
IG came into the game with a 15-7 overall record and a 9-2 record in Dairyland-Small conference play. Lincoln entered the game 12-8 overall and...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had one non-conference game and one Dairyland-Large Conference game. MM began the week by hosting Luther Monday, Feb. 5, for a non-conference game.
Both teams went back and forth early in the first half, as Luther held an 18-17 lead...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Independence Saturday, Feb. 10, for the Division 3 regionals.
BT finished seventh out of 12 teams with 100.5 points.
Billy Miller finished fourth in the 138-pound class and scored 15 points.
Ryan Flynn placed third in the...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team hosted Dairyland Conference rival Whitehall Friday, Feb 9. The game had high stakes in the battle for first place in the Dairyland-Large Conference.
Whitehall came into the game with a 13-7 overall record and a 7-4 Dairyland-Large...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team took down the co-conference leader last week when BT hosted Whitehall Thursday, Feb. 8.
BT entered the game 6-14 overall and 3-6 in Dairyland-Large Conference play. Whitehall was 11-9 overall and 7-4 in the Dairyland-Large Conference...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall ended the regular season with a home game against the Brookfield Glacier Saturday, Feb. 10.
Brookfield struck first with a goal on even strength in the first...