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Gianna Backaus of the Black River Falls Tigers shoots a three-pointer in the Tigers’ loss to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Jan. 13.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team had a pair of Coulee Conference games last week, as the Tigers looked to get back in the win column.
BRF hosted Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) Tuesday, Jan. 13.
The Tigers built up a 21-13 lead, but GET knocked down two three-...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys wrestling co-op with Lincoln had action in two days last week.
BRF’s traveled to Whitehall Tuesday, Jan. 13. The Tiger boys lost 54-21.
Jordan Calverley won the 126-pound match by fall. Weston Rowekamp won the 138-pound match by a 10-5 decision...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with Neillsville and Granton got back in the win column last week. BRF took on the Stoughton Vikings Tuesday, Jan. 15.
BRF got its offense going, as the Tigers scored seven goals, defeating Stoughton 7-1.
The Tigers got on the...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team hit the road to take on Coulee Conference opponent the Luther Knights Thursday, Jan. 15.
BRF had two weeks in between its last game and this one, while Luther had played two games in the last six days.
The Tigers were unable to...
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Ava Cummings (l) of the Lincoln Hornets drives to the paint in the Hornets’ 63-56 win over Melrose-Mindoro Jan. 9. Cummings had 21 points.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team had a pair of Dairyland Conference games last week, as the Hornets looked to build a winning streak. Lincoln played at Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Thursday, Jan. 8.
Lincoln used its active defense to create turnovers and easy fast-break points. The...
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Bristol Coats (r) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs drives to the paint in the Mustangs’ 63-56 loss to Lincoln Jan. 9. She had four points.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team hit the road to face off against the Lincoln Hornets Friday, Jan. 9, in Dairyland Conference action.
MM kept close with the Hornets in the first half. The Mustangs went into halftime trailing 33-28.
Lincoln opened the second...
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Austin Olson of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats recently made a buzzer-beating layup in the Wildcats’ 66-64 win over Alma/Pepin Jan. 8.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team was back in action with two Dairyland Conference games last week. The games proved to be historic for Wildcats head coach Randy Storlie, who needed two more wins to reach a historic milestone.
BT hosted the Eleva-Strum (ES) Cardinals...
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Edman LaBar (middle) of the Lincoln Hornets attacks the Melrose-Mindoro defense.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had a pair of Dairyland Conference games last week. Lincoln opened the week by traveling to take on the Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Thunder Monday, Jan. 5.
Lincoln was unable to keep pace with the Thunder. OF defeated Lincoln 74-48.
Jay Stetzer led...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had a pair of Dairyland Conference games last week, as MM looked to build a winning streak.
MM hosted the Whitehall Norse Monday, Jan. 5. Whitehall was 5-2, while MM was 2-5.
The game was tight in the early portion, as Whitehall...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team traveled to Merrill Saturday, Jan. 10, for the Bluejay Challenge.
For the boys, Evan Johnson finished eighth in the 106-pound class. He won two of five matches, with both of his wins coming via fall. He lost the...