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Drew Apicella (No. 17) of the Black River Falls Tigers tangles on the boards with a Viroqua opponent Jan. 12. Apicella had two assists in the Tigers’ 6-0 win.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville and Whitehall had three games last week. BRF started the week with a home game against Wisconsin Rapids (WR) Tuesday, Jan. 10.
WR started off the game on fire, as WR scored the first four goals of the...
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Lindsay Steien became Blair-Taylor’s all-time leading scorer for both girls and boys basketball after breaking her dad’s record of 1,985 career points Jan. 10.
There is a new Steien on top of Blair-Taylor’s (BT) all-time leading scorer record for both the girls and boys basketball programs. Eric Steien was the previous all-time leading scorer for BT with 1,985 career points, and had held that mark since 1990.
Thirty-three years later, his...
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Miah Breheim of the Lincoln Hornets steals the ball from an Augusta player in Lincoln’s 68-47 win. Breheim had 15 points.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team started off the week with a road game to take on the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs.
Lincoln entered the game on a five-game winning streak, while MM had lost their last two games.
The Hornets got on the board first when Ava Cummings drove...
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Jay Stetzer of the Lincoln Hornets dribbles past a Cochrane-Fountain City defender in Lincoln’s 56-49 loss in overtime.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had two games last week. Lincoln started with a road game against Gilmanton Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Lincoln jumped out to a 31-21 lead heading into halftime. The Hornets outscored Gilmanton 31-21 again in the second half to win by a final score of 62-42...
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Zowie Hunter of the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers waits to receive the puck in a game earlier in the season. Hunter had two goals in BRF’s recent 2-1 win over Winona.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall had one game last week, as BRF took on Winona at La Crescent Monday, Jan. 9.
Neither team scored in the first period, despite BRF taking 10 shots and Winona taking...
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Neejana Armstrong takes a shot inside the paint for the Black River Falls Tigers in their game against Whitehall Jan. 12. Armstrong led the Tigers with 14 points.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team had a pair of home games last week. BRF started with a home game against Whitehall Thursday, Jan. 12.
Whitehall started off the game by building a 14-4 lead with 10:50 left in the first half. BRF battled to stay in the game, but...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team started last week with a home game against the Lincoln Hornets Jan. 10. MM was looking to end its two-game losing streak, while Lincoln looked to add to its five-game winning streak.
Lincoln got on the board and scored the first six...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had three games last week. MM started the week with a road trip to take on Aquinas Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Aquinas built up a slight lead over the Mustangs, taking a 24-17 lead into halftime. Aquinas hit the gas in the second half and...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team started the week off with a match against West Salem/Bangor Tuesday, Jan. 10.
GET/MM defeated West Salem/Bangor 41-34.
Braydon Lockington, Cisco Jimenez, Colton Koss, Jackson Blaken, David Hiles and Carson...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestlers hit the road to compete at an Ithaca Invitational Saturday, Jan. 14.
BT finished fifth out of 13 teams with 158 points.
Easton Rogstad placed fifth in the 126-pound class, scoring 11 points.
Billy Miller placed seventh in the 132-pound...