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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team looked to get back in the win column last week. BRF had a non-conference match and a Coulee Conference match. The Tigers hosted North Crawford (NC) Monday, Feb. 5.
NC entered the game with a 16-2 record and was ranked 10th in the...
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Easton Arneson of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats battles in the post in the Wildcats’ road game against Melrose-Mindoro Feb. 1. Arneson had 12 points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team fell short in each of its three games last week. BT hit the road to take on Port Edwards (PE) Tuesday, Jan. 30.
PE entered the game with a 10-7 record, while BT was 6-11.
The Wildcats kept the game within striking distance in the...
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Aeron Hanson of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs drives by a Blair-Taylor defender. Hanson netted 18 poitns in the Mustangs’ 71-63 win.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team picked up two Dairyland Conference wins last week, as the race for the Dairyland-Large Conference title heats up. MM began the week by hosting conference opponent Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats Thursday, Feb. 1.
The Mustangs got off to a...
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Andrea Waldera of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats works in the post in the Wildcats’ win over Melrose-Mindoro Jan. 30. Waldera had 11 points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team was busy with four games last week. BT began the week with a road game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Monday, Jan. 29.
ECIL entered the game with a 7-6 record. BT was 5-12 coming into the game.
BT built up a slight...
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Claire Becker of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs drives by a Blair-Taylor defender in the Mustangs’ 58-50 loss to Blair-Taylor Jan. 30. Becker had 10 points.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team had three games last week. MM began the week with a home game against Dairyland-Large Conference opponent Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats Tuesday, Jan. 30.
MM entered the game with a record of 11-6, while BT was 5-12.
The Mustangs...
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Ava Cummings (r) of the Lincoln Hornets races up the court in Lincoln’s 61-37 loss to Whitehall Friday, Feb. 2.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team was busy with three games last week. Lincoln began the week by traveling to take on Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Tuesday, Jan. 30.
CFC entered the game ranked sixth in the Division 5 rankings, as CFC was 17-1 overall and undefeated in Dairyland...
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Ethan Konda (r) of the Lincoln Hornets defends a Whitehall player in Lincoln’s 52-50 win Tuesday, Jan. 30.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team continued its season with one game last week. Lincoln hosted Whitehall Tuesday, Jan. 30.
Lincoln came into the game with a 13-2 record. Whitehall entered the game with a 10-6 record.
The Hornets came away with a win in a game that went down to...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City (GMC) gymnastics co-op team traveled to Westby Monday, Jan. 29.
GMC took third out of three teams with a score of 128.850. The Westby co-op was second with 130.275. West Salem took first with 139 points.
On the vault...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team won the Coulee Conference championship last week. Before the conference tournament, GET/MM hosted Holmen Tuesday, Jan. 30.
GET/MM edged out Holmen 34-28.
Colton Koss won the 106-pound match by 2-0 decision...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Whitehall Thursday, Feb. 1, for a conference match.
Whitehall defeated BT by a score of 48-32.
Juliann Doerr won the 120-pound match by fall.
Billy Miller won the 138-pound match by a 10-2 major decision.
Ryan Flynn...