Sports
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls cross country team traveled to Westby Tuesday, Sept. 19, for a meet to start last week.
The Mustang girls finished sixth out of 11 teams that placed. There were 80 runners in the girls’ race.
Claire Becker led the Mustangs by finishing fourth...
The Lincoln Hornets cross country team had one meet last week. Lincoln traveled to Blair-Taylor for a meet Tuesday, Sept. 19.
In both the boys and girls races, Lincoln only had one runner. Teams need five runners to place.
For the boys, William Vargas finished 10th with a time of 21:...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team hosted Dairyland Conference opponent Pepin/Alma (PA) Friday, Sept. 22. The Wildcats were on the short end of a high-scoring game, as PA won 56-24.
PA entered the game undefeated on the season, while BT was 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team began last week by hosting a meet Tuesday, Sept. 19. The meet was held at Taylor Rod and Gun Club.
BT’s boys finished third. There were 32 runners in the boys’ race.
Jacob Olson led the Wildcats by finished second with a time of 20:19...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team looked to get in the win column in the Coulee Conference standings last week, as BRF had a pair of conference matches. BRF traveled to take on Arcadia Tuesday, Sept. 19.
BRF was able to get one set win, but couldn’t get enough to win the...
The Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team traveled to Colby Tuesday, Sept. 19. BRF competed against Colby/Abbotsford (CA).
CA defeated BRF 97-69.
The Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro (BRF/MM) Tigers soccer team had a trio of matches last week. BRF/MM traveled to take on West Salem (WS) Monday, Sept. 18.
WS broke open the game early by scoring seven unanswered goals in the first half. WS tallied three more goals in the second half...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team began last week with a trip to Blair-Taylor Tuesday, Sept. 19.
BRF’s boys finished second with 39 points, just behind Chippewa Valley’s first-place score of 33 points. There were 32 runners in the boys’ race.
Brad Wensel led the...
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Jackson Blaken surveys the field on a running play for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their homecoming game against Eleva-Strum. Blaken had 19 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team came away with a close win over Dairyland Conference foe Eleva-Strum (ES) Friday, Sept. 15, in MM’s homecoming game.
ES entered the game 2-2 overall and 1-1 in conference play, while the Mustangs were 1-3 and 1-1 in conference play.
MM...
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Hailey Hiles gets down to keep the ball alive for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their match against Eau Claire Immanuel Sept. 12. Hiles had a team-high 10 digs.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball hosted Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Sept. 12, in MM’s only match last week. MM was unable to win a set and lost to ECIL 3-0.
ECIL jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the first set before the Mustangs called a timeout to talk things...