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Weston Berndt of Lincoln is tackled by a Thorp player in Lincoln’s 74-16 loss Sept. 14.
The Lincoln Hornets football team hosted Thorp in a Central Wisconsin Conference (CWC)-East match Thursday, Sept. 14. A surge in the second quarter helped Thorp defeat Lincoln 74-16.
Thorp jumped to a 14-0 lead with 4:57 left in the first quarter. Lincoln started their next drive on Thorp...
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Felicity Frey (No. 15) of the Lincoln Hornets sets the ball up while teammates Ava Cummings (l) and Ryleigh Holmgreen (r) get ready to go for the kill in Lincoln’s match against Pepin/Alma.
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team had a pair of Dairyland Conference matches last week. Lincoln hosted Pepin/Alma (PA) Tuesday, Sept. 12.
In the first set PA jumped out to an 8-2 lead. PA continued to build its lead until Lincoln called a timeout trailing 13-6. Lincoln went on a 9-3 run...
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Bella Falcon spikes the ball over the net for the Black River Falls Tigers in their match against Westby Sept. 7.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team had just one game last week. BRF traveled to take on Coulee Conference rival West Salem (WS) Tuesday, Sept. 12.
The first set started off with both teams trading points, as they were tied 8-8. WS rattled off four points in a row to build...
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Megan Windsor, of the Black River Falls Tigers, makes contact with the golf ball at a match earlier in the season.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team began last week by traveling to Arcadia for a Coulee Conference match Monday, Sept. 11. Arcadia does not have a golf team this year, but the course was used for a match.
BRF finished third out of four teams. Westby was first with 208...
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Jackson Tiedens (r) of the Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro Tigers battles with an Adams-Friendship athlete for possession of the ball.
The Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro (BRF/MM) Tigers soccer team hosted Mauston Tuesday, Sept. 12, in a South Central Conference match.
Mauston defeated BRF/MM 7-3. No stats were reported by press time.
The Tigers were scheduled to play at West Salem Monday, Sept. 18, and play at...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team traveled to Black River Falls (BRF) for the Tri-County Invitational Monday, Sept. 11. In addition to MM and BRF, Blair-Taylor, Cochrane-Fountain City, Eleva-Strum and Whitehall competed at the invite.
The Mustang girls finished second....
The Lincoln Hornets cross country team was busy with several meets last week. Lincoln started the week by traveling to Neillsville for a meet Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Lincoln does not have enough runners to place as a team for the boys and girls.
For the boys, William Vargas finished 39th...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team came up just short against Dairyland Conference opponent Whitehall Tuesday, Sept. 12. Whitehall edged out BT in five sets with a 3-2 win.
Whitehall took the first set by a score of 25-17. BT bounced back and won the second set 25-17 to tie...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team took a trip to face the Augusta Beavers for a Dairyland Conference match Friday, Sept. 15. BT left with their second win in a row.
BT struck first in the first quarter, as Tavian Shramek connected with Ethan Kniseley for a 70-yard touchdown...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team traveled to Black River Falls (BRF) for the Tri-County Invitational Monday, Sept. 11. In addition to BT and BRF, Melrose-Mindoro, Whitehall, Cochrane-Fountain City and Eleva-Strum competed at the invite.
BT’s boys finished second at the...