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The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball program is coming off of another successful season. In 2022-2023, Lincoln won its third consecutive Dairyland-Small Conference championship and was 22-1 overall and 14-0 Dairyland Conference play. The Hornets ended the season with a 70-56 loss to Hillsboro...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball program is coming off of a great year. BT went 26-2 and ended the season 2022-2023 season at the highest stage. The Wildcats brought home the silver ball after advancing to the Division 5 state championship game, where BT lost 61-46 to McDonell...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team ended their 2022-2023 season with a loss at the hands of Adams-Friendship in the first round of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) regionals. The Tigers lost the game 47-35.
BRF finished last season 1-23...
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Hannah Tubbs (second from the left) qualified for the swimming state championship in the 100-yard freestyle. Tubbs placed third with a time of 55.56. She also set a new team record for the 100-yard freestyle, breaking her previous record of 56.42 that she set in 2022.
The Black River Falls/Alma Center/Blair-Taylor (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team traveled to Merrill Saturday, Nov. 4, for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 sectionals. BRF finished ninth out of 14 teams with 139 points.
BRF sophomore Hannah Tubbs...
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Ben Lien of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team as an outside linebacker.
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 football season. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football program had several athletes earn All-Conference recognition.
Matthew Nehring, a senior, was selected to the All-Conference first team as an offensive...
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Jackson Blaken of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team as a running back. He was also selected to the second team as an outside linebacker.
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 football season. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football program had several athletes earn All-Conference recognition.
Jackson Blaken, a senior, was selected to the All-Conference first team as a running back...
Last week we highlighted some memorable moments from the 2023 fall sports season. There are still more fun games and moments from the 2023 fall sports season for the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers, Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats, Lincoln Hornets and Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs to go over.
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Cooper Zeman, a sophomore of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs, was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference second team. Zeman led the Mustangs with 161 kills and 50 aces. She added 218 digs, 16 assists and 302 serve receptions.
The 2023 volleyball season has ended for most teams, and conference All-Conference selections are coming out slowly. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team had one player make Dairyland All-Conference.
Sophomore Cooper Zeman was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference second...
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The Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team poses together after the team’s final home meet of the regular season Oct. 24. Pictured are (front, l-r) Greta Bakken, Lily Miller, Ariana Cernohous, Lizzie Stevens, Hannah Tubbs, (back) Lyndsi Laufenberg, Liz Hanson, Karolann Mann, Manager Allie Kramer, Lucy Miller and J’Amy Mercer. Not pictured is team member Annika Cernohous.
The Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team hosted Onalaska/Holmen/Aquinas (OHA) Tuesday, Oct. 24, for the team’s final meet of the regular season.
In the 200-yard medley relay, BRF’s team of Lily Miller, Ariana Cernohous, Greta Bakken and Hannah Tubbs...
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Aeron Hanson of the Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro Tigers keeps the ball alive on the sideline for the Tigers in a game earlier in the season.
The Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro (BRF/MM) Tigers soccer team entered the post-season as the No. 18 seed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 Sectional 3B playoffs bracket. BRF/MM played at No. 15 Mauston Tuesday, Oct. 17.
BRF/MM defeated Mauston 2-1. No...