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Jordan Ramsey of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs absorbs contact and makes the layup in the Mustangs’ game against Black River Falls. Ramsey had 11 points. 

     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had two road games last week. MM began by traveling to take on Black River Falls (BRF) Monday, Feb. 12, in a non-conference game.      MM struggled to get the offense going in the game. Despite grabbing multiple offensive rebounds in the...

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Samantha Prindle (l) of the Lincoln Hornets battles with an Alma/Pepin player for a rebound. 

     The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team ended the regular season with two games. Lincoln began the week by traveling to take on Loyal Monday, Feb. 12.      Loyal came into the game with a 13-7 record. Lincoln entered the game with a 12-9 record.      The first half was a defensive battle,...

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Ethan Konda (No. 5) of the Lincoln Hornets gets ready to set a screen for a teammate in Lincoln’s road game against Cochrane-Fountain City Feb. 13. 

     The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team was busy with three games last week. Lincoln began the week by traveling to take on Loyal in a non-conference match Monday, Feb. 12.      Both teams were close in the first half, but the Hornets were able to take a 25-21 lead into halftime. Lincoln...

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Andi Beck (r) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats drives by an Eleva-Strum defender in the Wildcats’ 47-32 win Feb. 15. 

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team finished the regular season with two games last week. BT started the week with a road non-conference game against Elmwood/Plum City (EPC) Monday, Feb. 12.      BT jumped out to a big lead early in the game, as the Wildcats built a 17-1 lead...

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Riley Hanrahan of the Black River Falls Tigers advanced to the girls wrestling state tournament after finishing first in the 132-pound class. 

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers wrestling team traveled to Wisconsin Dells Saturday, Feb. 17, for the individual sectionals.       Riley Hanrahan advanced to the girls state tournament, as she finished first in the 132-pound class in the girls sectional.      Katelyn Nosbisch just missed...

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Braylon Backaus (r) of the Black River Falls Tigers drives by a Melrose-Mindoro defender in the Tigers’ 74-56 win Feb. 12. Backaus had nine points. 

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team was busy with three games last week. BRF hosted all three games. The Tigers began the week by hosting Melrose-Mindoro (MM) for a non-conference game Monday, Feb. 12.      BRF came out of the gates and was on fire from three-point range....
     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team had two games to finish the regular season. MM began with a Dairyland Conference game on the road against the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates Tuesday, Feb. 13.      CFC dominated in the first half, as the Pirates built a 20-point...
     The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City (GMC) gymnastics co-op team hosted the conference tournament at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Friday, Feb. 16.      GMC took second with 130.325 points.      On the vault, Taylor Gallup led GMC by finishing fourth with 8.600 points...
     The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team traveled to River Valley for the team sectionals competition Tuesday, Feb. 13.      GET/MM won its first match, defeating Lodi 37-26.      Colton Koss won the 106-pound match by fall in 30 seconds. Brody Banse won the...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Mineral Point Saturday, Feb. 17, for the Division 3 individual sectionals. Five Wildcats competed at the sectionals.      Jackson Shramek is advancing to the state individual championship for the third consecutive year. In 2023, Shramek...

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