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Aidan Krista of the Black River Falls Tigers stands on the second-place podium after throwing for a distance of 56’3.25” at the Wisconsin state indoor track and field championships. This is his third time breaking the school shot put record this season.
Local athletes from the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers and the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs traveled to Whitehall Friday, April 4, to compete in the 2026 Wisconsin state indoor track and field championships.
Aidan Krista of BRF set another record in the shot put event. He broke BRF’s...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team began the 2026 season by traveling to take on the Eleva-Strum (ES) Cardinals Monday, March 30, in a Dairyland Conference battle.
MM struck first by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. Cooper Zeman hit a pop fly and reached first...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs baseball team started the 2026 season with a road trip to take on the Eleva-Strum (ES) Cardinals Tuesday, March 31.
MM held ES hitless and came away with a 6-0 win.
The Mustangs got on the board with two runs in the top of the first inning. The two-...
The Lincoln Hornets baseball team opened the 2026 season with a road game at Alma/Pepin (AP) Tuesday, March 31.
Both teams combined for 19 runs, and Lincoln came out on top with a 12-7 win.
AP took an early lead, scoring one run in the first inning and one run in the second to take a...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team earned a Dairyland Conference win over the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Lancers Tuesday, March 31. BT was dominant in all phases and picked up the 10-4 win.
BT started by scoring one run in the bottom of the first inning. With one out,...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team open the 2026 season with a home game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, March 31, for a Dairyland Conference showdown.
The game was scoreless through six innings, but ECIL came out on top 6-0, scoring all six runs in the top...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers baseball team opened the 2026 season on the road against the Tomah Timberwolves Tuesday, March 31.
BRF’s bats couldn’t keep up with Tomah, as Tomah had eight hits and BRF had zero.
The Tigers scored one run in the top of the first inning without...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers softball team was back in action with two games last week. BRF traveled to face Viroqua Monday, March 30, for a Coulee Conference battle.
BRF’s bats came alive, as the Tigers had 14 hits. The Tigers also outscored Viroqua 9-1 in the final four innings to...
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Morgan Berg of the Black River Falls Tigers slings a pitch in the Tigers’ loss to Bloomer.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers softball team opened the 2026 season despite the cold, windy weather last week. BRF hosted Bloomer Thursday, March 26, for a non-conference match.
Bloomer started the game off with two consecutive singles. A bunt resulted in a fielder’s choice that was...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team notched a come-from-behind win in its season-opener. BT hosted Fall Creek (FC) Thursday, March 26.
Despite trailing by eight runs, BT battled to net the 10-9 win.
FC jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. BT had two outs...