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The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had a pair of Dairyland-Large Conference matches last week. MM hosted Eleva-Strum (ES) Tuesday, Dec. 5.
MM got on the board in the first seven seconds with a three-pointer by Aeron Hanson. The Mustangs held a 7-6 lead with 13:43 left...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro /Cochrane-Fountain City (GMC) gymnastics co-op team began the 2023-2024 season with a trip to West Salem Saturday, Dec. 9.
GMC finished fifth out of seven with 127.775 points.
In the vault, Taylor Gallup led GMC by finishing eighth overall...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Eau Claire (EC) for the EC North Husky Invite Saturday, Dec. 9.
There were 28 teams at the invite. BT finished 18th out of 28 teams with 116 points.
Billy Miller placed 13th in the 144-pound class, scoring eight points.
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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team had three games last week. BRF started the week with a road Coulee Conference game against West Salem (WS) Tuesday, Dec. 5.
BRF fell behind early and could not recover. WS took a 60-5 lead into halftime. WS cruised in the second...
The Black River Falls/Granton/Melrose-Mindoro/Neillsville (BRF) Tigers boys hockey team was busy with four games last week. BRF opened the week with a road game against West Salem (WS) Tuesday, Dec. 5.
BRF got on the board first with one goal in the first period. The goal game from Calvin...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team began last week with a trip to take on Elk Mound (EM) Monday, Dec. 4.
BRF fell behind early in the game and could not climb out of the hole. EM took a 38-24 lead into halftime and went on to defeat BRF by a final score of 72-40...
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Claire Becker of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs shoots a three-pointer in the Mustangs game against Blair-Taylor Nov. 28. Becker had 21 points, and made five three-pointers.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team began Dairyland-Large Conference play last week. MM traveled to take on local rival Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats Tuesday, Nov. 28.
It was a physical, defensive game to start. Both teams were tied 8-8 with 10:09 left in the first half...
Photo by Angela Fischer
Isabelle Huber (No. 3) of the Lincoln Hornets races past a Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) defender Nov. 28. Huber had nine points and four rebounds in Lincoln’s 58-45 loss to CFC.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team began Dairyland-Small Conference play with a home game against the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Lincoln was able to build up a 16-9 lead with 9:00 left in the first half. CFC went on a 13-0 to take a 22-16 with 5:01 left...
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Samantha Aguilar drives to the basket for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats in their 63-60 loss to Melrose-Mindoro. Aguilar led the Wildcats with 27 points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team began Dairyland-Large Conference play last week. BT hosted local rival Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs Tuesday, Nov. 28.
The game was physical and defensive. Both teams were tied 8-8 with 10:09 left in the first half when MM took a...
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Presley Byom (No. 23) of Melrose-Mindoro (MM) grabs an offensive rebound and makes a put-back shot in MM’s road game against Blair-Taylor Nov. 30. Byom led MM with 26 points in their 70-67 win.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team opened the 2023-2024 season with a home game against Aquinas Tuesday, Nov. 28. MM fell behind early and could not erase the deficit, as Aquinas won the game by a score of 78-36.
Aquinas built up an 8-2 lead over the first six minutes...