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Kaylee Carrillo of the Lincoln Hornets reaches to grab a loose ball in Lincoln’s home playoff game against Hillsboro Feb. 20.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team began the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week. Lincoln received the sixth seed in the Division 5 sectional 3A bracket.
The Hornets hosted No. 11 Hillsboro Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Lincoln had a solid defensive effort,...
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Ben Ross of the Lincoln Hornets absorbs contact from an Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran player on a layup in Lincoln’s 50-45 win Feb. 22. Ross had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team ended the regular season with two home games last week. Lincoln began the week by hosting Thorp Monday, Feb. 19, for a non-conference game.
Thorp entered the game 11-11, while Lincoln was 18-4.
Both teams were close in the first half, but...
Head coach Randy Storlie of the Blair-Taylor (BT) boys basketball team has moved into fourth place in Wisconsin boys basketball high school coaching history. Storlie’s accomplishment came from BT’s dominant 76-32 win over Augusta Thursday, Feb. 22, in the team’s final game of the regular...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team ended the regular season with two road games. MM began the week with a trip to take on Viroqua Monday, Feb. 19.
MM jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three-pointers by Carson Zeman and Aeron Hanson. Viroqua responded with a big run to...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball began the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs last week. BT received the 10th seed in the Division 5 sectional 3A bracket.
BT played at No. 7 Alma/Pepin (AP) Tuesday, Feb. 20.
The Wildcats jumped out to an early 5-0...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team ended the regular season with a home game against the Augusta Beavers Thursday, Feb. 22.
Augusta entered the game with a 3-20 overall record and was 1-11 in Dairyland-Large Conference play. BT was 8-15 overall and 5-7 in Dairyland-Large...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team began the playoffs with a road game against Mauston Tuesday, Feb. 20. BRF entered the playoffs as the No. 11 seed, while Mauston was the No. 6 seed.
Mauston opened the game by building a 16-6 lead with 8:28 left in the first half....
The Black River Falls/Granton/Melrose-Mindoro/Neillsville (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op team continued the playoffs with a game at Menomonie Tuesday, Feb. 20, for the second round of the playoffs. Menomonie was the No. 1 seed, while BRF was the No. 4 seed.
BRF got out to a strong start...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team ended the regular season with two road games. BRF traveled to take on Osseo-Fairchild Monday, Feb. 19.
Both teams were close in the first half, as the game was tied 27-27 heading into halftime. BRF pulled away in the second half, as...
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Ethan Kniseley of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats races up the court in the Wildcats’ 71-54 win over Eleva-Strum Feb. 16. Kniseley had 28 points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team had two home games last week, as the regular season moved closer to the finish line. BT began the week by hosting Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Feb. 13.
ECIL took control of the game early and never let looked back. ECIL...