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Izzy Huber of the Lincoln Hornets drives to the basket against Black River Falls. She made the game-winning three.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team had two games last week and won both. Lincoln hit the road to face Whitehall Tuesday, Dec. 2, for a Dairyland Conference match.
Lincoln dominated on both ends of the court to start the game. The Hornets built a 21-3 lead early in the first half....
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Brady Thompson (r) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats drives to the basket in the Wildcats’ 73-56 win over the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team traveled to face the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs Thursday, Dec. 4. BT came away with a 73-56 conference victory.
Both teams battled in the first half. Neither team gained an advantage over the other, and the game was tied at halftime...
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Morgan Kundinger (l) of the Black River Falls Tigers shoots a contested layup against the Lincoln Hornets Dec. 5.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team had two non-conference games last week. BRF hosted Sparta Tuesday, Dec. 2.
A slow start to the game put the Tigers in a hole that they could not climb out of.
Sparta built a 52-23 lead heading into halftime. BRF lost by a final...
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Braylon Backaus of the Black River Falls Tigers takes flight to throw down a dunk in the Tigers’ 106-43 win over Coulee Christian. He had 38 points.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team was busy with three games to start the 2025-2026 season. BRF hosted Coulee Christian (CC) Monday, Dec. 1.
BRF’s defense suffocated CC. The Tigers forced several turnovers and created easy layups off the steals. BRF led by as much as...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team opened its season last week. GET/MM traveled to West Salem Thursday, Dec. 4, for a quad.
GET/MM’s boys team won both matches. The Titans defeated La Crosse 66-9.
Gunnar Kremer, Mason Berg, Isaiah Ruesgen and...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team took on Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Friday, Dec. 5, for a Dairyland Conference match.
A slow start put the Mustangs in a hole. MM went into halftime trailing 32-16. MM had a better second half, but was unable to climb out of the 16-...
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team opened the 2025-2026 season with two games last week. Lincoln hosted Port Edwards (PE) Tuesday, Dec. 2, for a non-conference battle.
Lincoln put together a strong defensive performance. The Hornets held PE to just 11 points in the first half and...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team kicked off the season last week. BT traveled to Stanley-Boyd (SB) Thursday, Dec. 4, for a quad.
The BT boys lost the three matches at the quad. The Wildcats fell to SB 53-17.
Austin Clemons won the 144-pound match by fall in 1:45. William...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team was busy with three games against Dairyland Conference opponents last week. BT traveled to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead, but the Lancers hit some shots to keep the game...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers wrestling co-op with Lincoln opened the season by hosting an invite Saturday, Dec. 6.
BRF had three girls earn a medal (top three finish) and five more girls finish in the top six.
Aralyn White Eagle finished first in the 145-pound class. She won...