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Claire Skowronski (No. 25) of the Lincoln Hornets takes a shot in the post. She netted 15 points.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team opened the 2025-2026 season with two Dairyland Conference games last week. Lincoln hosted the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Lancers Tuesday, Nov. 18, for the first game of the season.
Lincoln began the game with the starting lineup of senior...
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Kelcie Kindschy (No. 5) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats takes a shot in the Wildcats’ 48-44 win over Melrose-Mindoro Nov. 21. Kindschy scored seven points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team opened the 2025-2026 season with two Dairyland Conference games last week. BT traveled to take on the Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Thunder Tuesday, Nov. 18.
BT had a strong defensive game, holding OF to just 32 points in the game. The Wildcats...
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Olivia Larkin (No. 20) of the Black River Falls Tigers gets around a Whitehall defender to shoot a layup in the Tigers’ win. Larkin had 23 points.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team opened the 2025-2026 season with two non-conference games last week. BRF hosted Adams-Friendship (AF) Tuesday, Nov. 18.
BRF opened the season with the starting lineup of freshman Gianna Backaus, junior Hayden Brown, junior Morgan...
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Ireland Hanson, a senior at Black River Falls, committed to Davenport University to continue her hockey career. Davenport University is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 Women’s College Hockey program.
Ireland Hanson, a senior at Black River Falls (BRF) High School, has committed to continuing her hockey career with playing for Davenport University (DU) in Grand Rapids Michigan. DU is an American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division 1 Women’s College Hockey program.
Hanson was...
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Hannah Tubbs of the Black River Falls Tigers swimming co-op celebrates after winning the Division 2 100-yard freestyle state championship.
Hannah Tubbs, of the Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming co-op, is a back-to-back Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 state champion.
Tubbs finished first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.76. Her time was nearly a 0.71...
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Hannah Tubbs of the Black River Falls Tigers made the podium in two events at the Rice Lake Sectionals. Tubbs took first in the 100-yard freestyle and placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle. She will compete in both events at state in Waukesha Friday, Nov. 14.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers swimming co-op with Blair-Taylor and Lincoln traveled to Rice Lake Saturday, Nov. 8, for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 sectionals.
Tigers senior Hannah Tubbs advanced to the WIAA Division 2 state championships in...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team made the program’s first trip to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament last week. BT was seeded No. 4 in the Division 4 final four.
BT faced off against No. 1 seed Heritage Christian (HC) Thursday, Nov. 6...
The Coulee Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2025 volleyball season. The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers had one athlete earn All-Conference recognition.
The Tigers, led by head coach Gina Brown, finished the regular season 5-25 overall and 1-11 in the conference...
The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) has announced its 2025 All-Region Teams. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team had one athlete recognized by the WFCA.
BT senior C.J. Dummer earned WFCA All-Region recognition as a defensive back. Dummer had a team-high four...
The Dairyland Conference All-Conference selections for the 2025 volleyball season are trickling in. Three Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs athletes received All-Conference recognition.
MM, led by co-head coaches Laura Rhyme and Darcy Sawyer, finished the season 11-17 overall and went 5-5 in...