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Bella Rozek (No. 16) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs jumps up to spike the ball in the Mustangs’ match against Lincoln.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team was busy last week. MM began the week by hosting Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Tuesday, Oct. 7.
MM swept OF 3-0.
The Mustangs won the first set 25-20. MM won the second set 25-17. The Mustangs closed out the match with a 25-22 win in the third...
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Isabelle Huber (No. 3) of the Lincoln Hornets bumps the ball during a rally against Melrose-Mindoro.
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team continued the season with two Dairyland Conference matches last week. Lincoln hosted the Alma/Pepin (AP) Eagles Tuesday, Oct. 7.
The match went all five sets, but the Hornets came out on top with the 3-2 win.
AP won the first set by a score of 25-...
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Kenny Hutchens is in victory lane after winning a heat race during the Upper Midwest Vintage Racing Series races at La Crosse Speedway during the Oktoberfest weekend Oct. 5.
The Upper Midwest Vintage Racing Series (UMVRS) finished its 2025 season with a stop at La Crosse Speedway, Oct. 5, for the 56th running of their annual Oktoberfest races.
Seventeen drivers from four states were on hand for their portion of the races presented by Toybox Rides of Black...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team ran in two meets last week. MM first traveled to West Salem Monday, Oct. 6, for the Luther Knight Invitational.
MM’s boys finished third as a team.
Caleb Arneson placed second overall with a time of 18:00.20. Cater Wortman took...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team picked up its second win of the season last week. BRF traveled to take on Viroqua Friday, Oct. 10, for a Coulee Conference battle.
BRF dominated from the start, as the Tigers earned a 44-0 win.
The Tigers got on the board early in the...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf ended its season at sectionals Monday, Oct. 6. BRF traveled to Racine to compete at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 sectionals.
BRF finished ninth with a score of 447. The Tigers were one point behind Evansville...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team ended its season at sectionals last week. BRF first traveled to the Division 2 subsectionals at West Salem Monday, Oct. 6.
Two of BRF’s doubles teams advanced to the sectionals with their performances in the subsectionals.
BRF’s No...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country was in action with two meets last week. BT traveled to West Salem Monday, Oct. 6, for the Luther Knights Invitational.
BT’s boys did not have enough runners to place.
Alek Sygula led the Wildcat boys by finishing first with a time of 17:47...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team picked up a pair of Dairyland Conference wins last week. BT hosted Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Tuesday, Oct. 7.
BT dispatched IG quickly, defeating IG 3-0.
The first set was close, but BT netted a 26-24 win. The Wildcats won the second...
The Lincoln Hornets cross country team traveled to Arcadia Saturday, Oct. 11, for a meet.
Lincoln’s girls did not have enough runners to place as a team.
Samantha Menning led the Hornets by finishing 29th with a season-best time of 26:35.80. Vivian Prindle placed 38th with 28:46.00....