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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team hit the road the compete at Westby Tuesday, Aug. 29.
BRF’s boys finished eighth out of eight teams that placed.
Brad Wensel finished 18th overall with a time of 16:23.6. Garrett Tande took 36th with 17:10.0. Collin Berra was 38th...
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Ben Ross (l) of the Lincoln Hornets reaches out to tackle a Bruce player in Lincoln’s season-opening game against Bruce Aug. 25.
The Lincoln Hornets football team began the 2023 eight-player season with a home game against Bruce Friday, Aug. 25. Both teams had very different approaches to offense. Bruce attempted to run the ball on Lincoln, while Lincoln utilized the air raid-style passing attack. Bruce ran the ball 82...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team opened the 2023 season with a trip to an invite hosted by Lincoln Tuesday, Aug. 22.
MM came away from the invite by splitting two matches. The Mustangs were defeated 2-0 by Mauston. Mauston won the first set 25-12 and won the second set 25...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team had its home-opener Friday, Aug. 25, against Abbotsford. Abbotsford was effective on the ground game, as Abbotsford ran for five touchdowns and 282 yards on the way to a 32-6 win over MM.
Abbotsford scored one touchdown in the first quarter...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team traveled to compete at Cashton Saturday, Aug. 26.
The Mustang girls finished fourth out of eight teams.
Claire Becker led the way for the MM girls, as she finished second overall individually with a time of 20:34.4. Shelia Johnson...
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team kicked off the new season with a home invite Tuesday, Aug. 22. Mauston and Melrose-Mindoro (MM) also competed at the invite.
Mauston defeated Lincoln 2-0. The Hornets were unable to bounce back against MM, as Lincoln lost 2-1.
Lincoln then traveled...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team began the 2023 season with a trip to Elmwood for a triangular Tuesday, Aug. 22.
BT took on Independence/Gilmanton (IG). The Wildcats won the match 2-1.
Shell Lake then faced off against BT. BT lost to Shell Lake 2-0.
The Wildcats...
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Jackson Shramek of Blair-Taylor (BT) looks for an opening on a running play in BT’s game against Elmwood/Plum City. Shramek had one touchdown and 112 yards rushing and one touchdown.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team hosted Elmwood/Plum City (EPC) Friday, Aug. 25, for BT’s first home game of the season. Some early turnovers by BT helped EPC build an early lead over the Wildcats. BT was unable to overcome the early deficit and lost 52-20.
BT began the game...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team hit the road to compete at Cashton Saturday, Aug. 26, to start the 2023 season.
BT’s girls did not place as a team. The Wildcats had three runners, and teams needed five to place.
Jadrean Borreson led the BT girls by finishing 31st...
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Zowie Hunter, a senior of the Black River Falls Tigers, earned a medal at the Holmen invite by placing 10th overall individually.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team began the 2023 season with multiple meets recently. BRF traveled to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) for a meet Tuesday, Aug. 15.
BRF finished seventh out of nine teams. Prescott took first with 341 points and Holmen was second with 396....