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The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team traveled to Durand Saturday, Oct. 25, for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 sectionals. Twenty-five teams total were competing in both the boys and girls races.
BT’s boys placed 12th out of 15 teams that had...
The Lincoln Hornets cross country team traveled to Durand Saturday, Oct. 25, for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 sectionals. Twenty-five teams total were competing in both the boys and girls races.
Lincoln did not have enough runners to place as a team in...
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team opened the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 4 playoffs as the No. 12 seed in the sectional 2A bracket. Lincoln traveled to face off against No. 5 Elmwood/Plum City (EPC) Tuesday, Oct. 21.
EPC came out on top, eliminating...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team traveled to take on the Darlington Redbirds Friday, Oct. 24, for the first round of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 6 playoffs.
MM entered the playoffs as the No. 8 seed with a 5-4 overall record. Darlington was...
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Gracie Parker of the Black River Falls Tigers swimming co-op earned a third-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Tigers’ home dual meet.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers swim co-op with Blair-Taylor and Lincoln was back in action with two meets last week. BRF hosted Colby and La Crosse Logan (Logan) for a dual meet Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Logan won both its duals. BRF lost to Logan 114-52 and lost to Colby 89-64.
In the...
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Alyssa Tubbs of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats tracks the serve and bumps it to her teammates. Tubbs had two digs and two aces.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball made program history last week, as BT secured a share of the Dairyland Conference Championship. This is the first time in program history that BT is conference champions.
BT took on two Dairyland Conference opponents last week to end the regular...
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Cooper Zeman of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs keeps the ball alive in the Mustangs’ match at Blair-Taylor.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team had two Dairyland Conference matches last week to end the regular season.
MM hosted Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Tuesday, Oct. 14.
The Mustangs picked up a 3-1 win. MM won the first set 25-21. IG won the second set 25-22 to tie the...
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C.J. Dummer (l) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats sheds off Whitehall defenders and gains extra yards in the Wildcats’ 36-29 win. Dummer had seven receptions for 162 yards and one touchdown.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team hosted the Whitehall Norse Friday, Oct. 17, to end the regular season.
BT entered the game 5-3 overall, while Whitehall was 3-5 overall.
The Wildcats struck first with two early scores to build a 16-0 lead early in the second quarter....
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Jaleesa Lopez (No. 5) of the Black River Falls Tigers blocks a spike in the Tigers’ home match against Viroqua Oct. 14. Lopez had two blocks.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball ended the regular season with two home Coulee Conference matches last week. BRF hosted Viroqua Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Despite the first two sets coming down to five points or fewer, Viroqua swept BRF 3-0.
Viroqua won the first set 25-21 and...
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Jaide Charles (l) and Charlie Cook of the Black River Falls Tigers were recipients of the sportsmanship awards at the Coulee Conference Championship Oct. 16.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team hosted the Coulee Conference Championship Thursday, Oct. 16.
BRF’s girls finished fifth as a team.
Jaide Charles led the Tigers by finishing 27th overall with a time of 24:05.40. Farrah Laufenberg placed 32nd with 24:53.60. Audrey...