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     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team hosted Coulee Conference rival Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) Friday, Feb, 17, for BRF’s only game last week.      The last time these two teams faced each other was Jan. 10, when GET defeated BRF 59-44. With the regular season winding...

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Miah Breheim brings the ball up the court for the Lincoln Hornets in their home game against Black River Falls. Breheim had 14 points. 

     The Lincoln Hornets began last week with a dominant win over the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers Thursday, Feb. 9, in a non-conference game.      Ava Cummings and Liza Cummings got the Hornets going early by knocking down a three-pointer each to give Lincoln a 6-2 lead over BRF with 15:25 left...

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Dominic McRoberts (l) and Aeron Hanson race up the court for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their game against Black River Falls Feb. 6. McRoberts had 10 points and Hanson had five points.

     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball had two games last week. MM hosted the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers Monday, Feb. 6, for a non-conference game.      The game started out as a defensive battle between both teams, with the Tigers holding a 12-9 lead with 7:19 left in the first...

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Jace Paul shoots a layup for the Lincoln Hornets in their game against Alma/Pepin Feb. 9. Paul had 21 of Lincoln’s 35 points. 

     The Lincoln Hornets continued its season with two games last week. Lincoln started the week by hosting Owen-Withee (OW) Tuesday, Feb. 7, for a non-conference match.      Both teams battled back and forth in the first half. Lincoln built a 29-28 lead going into halftime. The Hornets were unable...

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Colton Koss of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro Titans works on top of his opponent in the regionals. Koss finished fourth in the 106-pound class.

     The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team traveled to Richland Center Saturday, Feb. 11, to compete in the Division 2 regionals.      GET/MM just missed out on qualifying for sectionals as a team. The Titans finished third with 214.5 points. GET/MM was behind...

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Bre Nortman squares up to take a shot for the Black River Falls Tigers in their game against Lincoln Feb. 9. 

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team had another busy week with three games. BRF began with a road trip to take on Coulee Conference foe Arcadia Tuesday, Feb. 7.      Arcadia built up a big lead in the first half. BRF went into halftime trailing Arcadia 32-15. Arcadia...

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Trey Cowley became the latest Black River Falls Tigers basketball player to reach 1,000 points in the Tigers’ game at Melrose-Mindoro Feb. 6. Cowley had 17 points and 16 rebounds in the Tigers’ 49-38 win. 

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team had a pair of road games last week. BRF traveled to take on the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs in a non-conference match Monday, Feb. 6.      The game turned out to be a defensive battle between both teams, as BRF held an 8-7 lead with 11:...
     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team opened last week with a home game against Augusta Tuesday, Feb. 7.      MM was quiet offensively in the first half, as the Mustangs managed to score just 13 points. Still, MM’s defense helped keep them within striking distance, as Augusta...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Aquinas Saturday, Feb. 11, for the Division 3 regionals. The Wildcats had four wrestlers qualify for individual sectionals.      BT came up just short of qualifying as a team for sectionals. The Wildcats finished third as a team with...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team continued its season with two games last week. BT had a road trip to take on Whitehall Monday, Feb. 6.      BT had a huge first half offensively, as the Wildcats exploded for 54 points. The Wildcats’ offense gave them a 54-29 lead over...

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