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Ari Rukavina boots the ball downfield for the Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro Tigers during a game earlier in the season.
The Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro (BRF/MM) Tigers soccer team began its week with a home match against West Salem Sept. 12.
BRF/MM was unable to pick up its first win of the season, as the Tigers lost 4-1.
No stats were reported from the match.
The Tigers ended the week with...
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Zowie Hunter hits the golf ball for the Black River Falls Tigers last week. Hunter had a great week, as she finished third overall in Arcadia and second overall in Ettrick.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team was back in action with a Coulee Conference meet at Arcadia Monday, Sept. 12.
BRF competed against Westby/Viroqua (WV), Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) and Arcadia.
Arcadia took first with a score of 211. BRF was second with 217, WV...
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Asher Guenther drops back to pass for the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers in their 52-0 loss to Aquinas Sept. 16. Guenther completed 14 passes for 243 yards with four interceptions.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team had their work cut out for them, as the Tigers hosted reigning Coulee Conference champions and Division 5 state champions Aquinas Sept. 16.
Aquinas went undefeated last season on the way to a two-point victory in the state championship game...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team remains undefeated on the 2022 season after defeating a Dairyland Conference foe. BT traveled to Independence Tuesday, Sept. 13.
BT swept Independence, winning the match 3-0. The Wildcats won the first set 25-19, the second set 25-15 and the...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team won its third consecutive game Friday, Sept. 16, against Dairyland Conference foe Whitehall in Whitehall. Whitehall entered the contest winless for the season, and BT was able to keep them winless.
Whitehall struck first in the first quarter...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team competed at Skyline Golf Course in BRF for a home invite Monday, Sept. 12.
Arcadia, Blair-Taylor, Eleva-Strum, Melrose-Mindoro, New Lisbon, Cochrane-Fountain City and Whitehall competed with BRF.
For the boys, BRF finished third...
Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis hosted Assumption Tuesday, Sept. 13. It was also parent and senior night for the program.
Assumption swept the match, defeating BRF 7-0.
Singles
No. 1 - Ahnabelle Khang, Assumption, def. Jorji Rios, BRF, 6-3, 6-1.
No. 2 - Kara Drewiske...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team traveled to Black River Falls (BRF) Sept. 12 for an invite.
In addition to BT and BRF, Melrose-Mindoro, New Lisbon, Cochrane-Fountain City, Eleva-Strum, Arcadia and Whitehall competed.
BT’s boys finished in first place.
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The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team began last week with a trip to Black River Falls (BRF) Sept. 12 for an invite.
Whitehall, Cochrane-Fountain City, New Lisbon, Arcadia, Blair-Taylor and Eleva-Strum also competed at the invite.
MM did not have enough runners to...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team hosted the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates Sept. 16 for the team’s homecoming game.
MM came into the game with an 0-4 record and 0-2 in Dairyland Conference play. The Mustangs had been held scoreless in three of the four games, and...