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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team traveled to take on Coulee Conference opponent Aquinas Friday, Sept. 15. Both teams entered the night winless, but one team would earn its first win of the season.
For the second week in a row, BRF was shut out by a conference opponent....
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team hosted the Tri-County Invitational Monday, Sept. 11. The meet included Melrose-Mindoro, Blair-Taylor, Whitehall, Eleva-Strum and Cochrane-Fountain City.
The BRF boys finished in first place. There were 26 runners in the boys race...
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Luke Anderson (No. 21) of the Lincoln Hornets looks to avoid Lake Holcombe defenders on a running play. Anderson had 16 rushes for 159 yards and two touchdowns in Lincoln’s 58-12 win.
The Lincoln Hornets hit the road to take on Lake Holcombe (LH) in a non-conference match Thursday, Sept. 7. Lincoln blew out LH on the way to a 58-12 win.
Lincoln struck first for a 23-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jace Paul to receiver Ben Ross. Lincoln converted the two-point...
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Jackson Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats runs with the ball for a big gain of yards in the Wildcats 44-20 win over Whitehall. Shramek had 13 rushes for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team trounced Dairyland Conference rival Whitehall Friday, Sept. 8, earning BT’s first win of the season.
Whitehall struck for the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter to take a 6-0 lead.
The second quarter was all BT, as the...
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Libby Moldenhauer keeps her eyes on the ball during the No. 1 doubles match for the Black River Falls Tigers tennis team in their match against West Salem Aug. 29.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team returned to action with several matches last week. BRF traveled to take on Mauston Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Mauston swept BRF.
Singles
No. 1 - Alydia Barrix, Mauston, def. Bella Rowen, BRF, 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2 - Brooke Braunschweig,...
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Zowie Hunter of the Black River Falls Tigers earned a medal at the Northern Wisconsin Classic by placing sixth overall.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team had a pair of meets last week. BRF started off with a trip to the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax for the Northern Wisconsin Classic Tuesday, Sept. 5.
BRF finished seventh of 14 teams with 427 points.
Zowie Hunter had a great match...
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Andrea Waldera of Blair-Taylor (BT) jumps up to go for a spike in BT’s match against Loyal.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team had one non-conference match and one Dairyland Conference match last week. BT started with a home non-conference match against Loyal Tuesday, Sept. 5.
BT jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first set of the match, but Loyal rebounded to tie the...
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Mia Falcon keeps her eyes on the ball for the Black River Falls Tigers in their match against Westby Sept. 7. Falcon had 14 assists and three aces.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team began last week with a road trip to take on Coulee Conference foe Luther Tuesday, Sept. 7. Luther won the match 3-0.
BRF jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first set. Luther responded by rattling off seven points in a row to take a 9-7 lead...
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team just had one match last week. Lincoln hosted Owen-Withee (OW) Thursday, Sept. 7, for a non-conference match. Lincoln was unable to win a set, as OW swept the Hornets 3-0.
Lincoln opened the first set by taking a 4-0 lead. OW rallied to take a 7-6 lead....
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team traveled to take on Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Thursday, Sept. 7, for a Dairyland Conference battle.
The first set was close, but CFC was able to gain just enough of an edge to win 25-22. The second set was also close, but CFC came away...