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Claire Becker takes a shot for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their first-round playoff game against Riverdale Feb. 21. Becker had 15 points and five rebounds.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team began the Division 4 Sectional 3B playoffs as the No. 7 seed. MM hosted No. 10 seed Riverdale to start the Mustangs’ playoff run.
MM had a strong first half, as the Mustangs built a 40-25 lead heading into halftime. The Mustangs...
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Stephen Werre of the Lincoln Hornets shoots over an Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran defender. He led Lincoln with 24 points in Lincoln’s 70-53 loss.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team ended the regular season with two games. Lincoln began the week with a road game against New Auburn (NA) Monday, Feb. 20.
Lincoln came out of the gates strong, as the Hornets built a 32-18 lead heading into halftime. Lincoln outscored NA 27-16 in...
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Chris Muir keeps the puck out of the net despite a Regis/Altoona/McDonell player crashing into the net in the Black River Falls Tigers’ playoff game Feb. 21.
The No. 1 seed Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with Granton, Neillsville and Melrose-Mindoro hosted No. 4 seed Regis/Altoona/McDonell (RAM) for the second round of the playoffs Tuesday, Feb. 21.
RAM broke open the game by scoring three unanswered goals in the first period...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team ended the regular season with a home game against Dairyland Conference opponent Whitehall Monday, Feb. 20.
Whitehall built up a lead in the first half, as Whitehall led MM 28-19 at halftime. Whitehall opened the second half with a 17-...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team had four wrestlers travel for the Division 2 wrestling individual state championship.
Colton Koss did not place in the 106-pound class. Koss lost by major decision to Antonio Sowell of Amery in the first round...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team was represented by Jackson Shramek at the individual state championship.
Shramek competed in the Division 3 182-pound class. Shramek started out with a match against Joe Schoeder of Cedar Grove-Belgium in the first round. Shramek defeated...
The No. 7 seed Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall traveled to take on No. 3 seed Onalaska Tuesday, Feb. 21.
BRF got on the board first with a goal by Zowie Hunter in the second period. The Tigers’ lead...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team entered the Division 3 Sectional 1B playoffs as the No. 11 seed. BRF traveled to take on No. 6 seed Adams-Friendship (AF) Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Neither team gained much of an advantage, but BRF took a 17-15 lead into halftime. AF opened...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team ended the regular season with a pair of games last week. BRF started the week with a home game against Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Monday, Feb. 20.
BRF had a strong first half, as the Tigers built a 45-32 lead into halftime. The Tigers...
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Lindsay Steien of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats looks for a teammate to pass to in their home game against Lincoln. Steien had 17 points and nine assists.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team started the final week of their regular season with a big game against the Lincoln Hornets Tuesday, Feb. 14.
BT was 22-0 and 12-0 in Dairyland Conference play. Lincoln entered the game 20-1 overall and 12-0 in Dairyland Conference play...