Sports
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs track and field team traveled to Augusta Thursday, April 10, for the Dairyland Conference six team meet.
MM’s boys finished second with 132 points, behind Whitehall’s 176 points. The Mustang girls placed second with 129 points, just behind Eleva-Strum’s...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team was back in action with a pair of Dairyland Conference battles in the Dairyland-Small last week. BT began the week by hosting the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates Tuesday, April 8.
BT got on the board in the bottom of the first inning....
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team was busy with three more games last week. BT hosted Caledonia Monday, April 7.
Despite the cold and windy evening, pitching on both sides were on fire during the game. BT’s Tavian Shramek and Caledonia’s starting pitcher combined for 26...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys tennis team opened the season with a busy week. BRF traveled to take on Aquinas Tuesday, April 8.
Aquinas defeated BRF 6-1.
Singles
No. 1 - Anderson Fortney, Aquinas, def. Sullivan King, BRF, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 - Mitchell Fortney, Aquinas,...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers softball team was busy with four games last week. BRF began the week with a doubleheader against Coulee Conference opponent Viroqua Thursday, April 10.
Viroqua took one game 11-1 in six innings. Viroqua jumped out to an early lead by scoring four runs in...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers baseball team was busy with four games last week. BRF began the week by traveling to take on Bloomer Tuesday, April 8.
Bloomer struck first with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. BRF responded at the top of the second inning when Andrew...
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Andrea Aleckson of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats fires a pitch in the Wildcats’ 11-1 win over Black River Falls April 4. She struck out six batters in five innings, while allowing one run and one hit.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team began the 2025 season with two games last week. BT opened the season by traveling to take on the Fall Creek (FC) Crickets Thursday, April 3.
BT jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first inning. Madalynn Frederixon led off the inning...
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Brady Thompson of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats slings a pitch in the Wildcats’ 7-4 loss to Black River Falls April 4. Thompson struck out six batters in 6.2 innings.
The Blair Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team started its season with two games last week. BT opened its season with a home game Thursday, April 3, against the Fall Creek (FC) Crickets.
The Wildcats held a 2-0 lead after three innings behind great pitching from Tavian Shramek. BT’s two...
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Gavin Bolger of the Black River Falls Tigers hurls a pitch in the Tigers’ 7-4 win at Blair-Taylor April 4. He pitched four innings and earned the win.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers baseball team opened the 2025 season with two games last week. BRF traveled to take on the Tomah Timberwolves Tuesday, April 1.
BRF struck first in the top of the first inning. After a batter getting hit by a pitch, a walk and another hit by a pitch,...
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Rylea Lindow of the Black River Falls pitches two innings in relief in the Tigers’ 11-1 loss to Blair-Taylor April 4.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers softball team was busy with four games last week. BRF began the week with a double-header against Coulee Conference rival Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) Thursday, April 3.
Despite collecting 12 hits, BRF couldn’t drive in enough runs to keep pace with...