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Bailey Diehn bumps the ball to one of her Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers teammates in BRF’s home match against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Sept. 1.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team began Coulee Conference play with a road trip to take on Arcadia, Aug. 30. The Tigers got the start to the conference schedule they wanted, as BRF came away with the 3-2 win.
Arcadia took the first set 25-20. BRF rebounded with a strong...
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Abigail Miller takes flight to spike the ball for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their game against Greenwood last week.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team started the season with a home tournament Thursday, Aug. 25.
MM started the tournament with a match against Greenwood. The Mustangs won the first set 26-24 and the second set 25-17 to get the 2-0 win.
Morgan Dobbs led MM with five...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team fell to 0-2 after losing to Abbotsford 41-0 Aug. 26.
Abbotsford scored 21 points in the first quarter to take a commanding lead. Abbotsford added six more points in the second quarter to take a 27-0 lead into halftime.
Abbotsford then...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team traveled to Cashton Saturday, Aug. 27.
MM’s boys did not have enough runners to place as a team, but the girls finished seventh out of seven.
For the girls, Claire Becker finished third overall with a time of 21:53.8. Emma Rozek...
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Aiyana Eliason lays out to keep the ball in play for the Lincoln Hornets at a volleyball tournament hosted by Black River Falls Saturday, Aug. 27.
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team started the new season with a trip to Mauston, Aug. 23, for an invite.
Lincoln split two games. Lincoln took a 3-0 loss to Mauston, then defeated Necedah 3-2.
The Hornets then prepared for a tournament in Black River Falls (BRF) Saturday, Aug. 27....
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Trenton Johnson (r) blocks a Bruce defender for the Lincoln Hornets. Lincoln lost to Bruce 40-36 in their season opener.
The Lincoln Hornets football team opened its season and began the new era under head coach Jeremiah Vangen with a road trip to take on the Bruce Red Raiders Thursday, Aug. 25.
Lincoln notched a touchdown in the first and second quarter, giving the Hornets a 14-12 lead at halftime. Lincoln...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team is off to a strong start to the season after its performance in Elmwood Aug. 23. The tournament was a best-of-three series, as opposed to the typical best-of-five series in the regular season.
BT started the tournament with a match against...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team traveled to take on Elmwood/Plum City (EPC) Friday, Aug. 26, looking to pick up the team’s first win of the season.
BT got on the board first when Jackson Shramek had a six-yard touchdown run to give BT the 6-0 lead. EPC took the lead in the...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team traveled to Cashton Saturday, Aug. 27, for a weekend meet.
BT did not have enough runners on the girls’ side to place as a team, but the boys placed sixth out of 11.
For the girls, Emmalee Johnson led BT by finishing 46th with a time...
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Sierra Campbell serves the ball for the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers during a match at the tournament BRF hosted Aug. 27.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team started the new season with a trip to Onalaska for a tournament Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. BRF won one match and lost three.
BRF lost to Onalaska 2-0 and La Crosse Central 2-0, but defeated Fall Creek 2-1. These matches all took place Aug. 24....