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Zowie Hunter of the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers co-op races out ahead of everybody else for a shot at the goal in BRF’s 3-1 win Dec. 5. Hunter had one goal.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall had three games last week. BRF hosted Wisconsin Valley Union (WVU), a co-op with Assumption, Amherst, Stevens Point, Waupaca and Wisconsin Rapids Tuesday, Dec. 5.
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Stephen Werre of the Lincoln Hornets drives to the basket in Lincoln’s road game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Dec. 5. Werre had 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team was busy with three games last week. Lincoln began the week with a Dairyland-Small Conference match against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Lincoln started the game off well, as the Hornets built up a double-digit lead. The...
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Ethan Kniseley leads the Blair-Taylor Wildcats on a fast break in the Wildcats’ home game against Melrose-Mindoro Nov. 30. Kniseley had 14 points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team earned its first win of the season last week. BT traveled to take on Dairyland-Large Conference foe Augusta Tuesday, Dec. 5.
BT was able to create a lead in the first half, as the Wildcats took a 32-25 lead into halftime. The Wildcats...
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Ava Cummings brings the ball up the court for the Lincoln Hornets in their 62-34 win over Gilman. Cummings led Lincoln with 18 points, making eight free throws.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team was busy with three games last week. Lincoln looked to bounce back from a pair of losses the previous week.
The Hornets hosted Gilman Monday, Dec. 4.
Gilman opened the game by building a 5-1 lead. Lincoln responded by going on a 10-2 run to...
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Calysta Bautch (r) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs drives by a Whitehall defender Dec. 7. Bautch led the Mustangs with 17 points in their 53-38 win.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team had two games last week, with one being a non-conference match and the other being a conference match. MM hosted Aquinas Monday, Dec. 4.
MM got out to a slow start and was unable to recover. Aquinas took a 51-14 lead into halftime....
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...