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Bella Rozek of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs hits the ball over the net in the Mustangs’ 3-1 loss to Eleva-Strum. Rozek had 18 kills.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team hosted Dairyland Conference foe the Eleva-Strum (ES) Cardinals Thursday, Sept. 18. ES entered the game 7-2 overall.
MM battled throughout the match, but ES left with a 3-1 win. All sets were within five points.
The Mustangs opened the...
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Caleb Arneson (l) and Noah Waughtal of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs race team were both victorious in High School Racing Association feature races at Tomah-Sparta Speedway Sept. 21. Arneson won the first feature and Waughtal took the second feature.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs race team hit the road to compete at Tomah-Sparta Speedway Sunday, Sept. 21. The race had multiple implications for the High School Racing Association (HSRA) championship.
Two of MM’s drivers, Caleb Arneson and Noah Waughtal, were competing for the Tomah-...
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Anna Janowski of the Black River Falls Tigers sets up to return the ball in a rally during the No. 3 doubles match against Viroqua.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team netted another victory Tuesday, Sept. 16, when the Tigers hosted Viroqua.
BRF won six out of seven matchups, as the Tigers earned the 6-1 win.
Singles
No. 1 - Libby Moldenhauer, BRF, def. Leila Hubbard, Viroqua, 6-3, 6-4.
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Austin Lund of the Black River Falls Tigers runs through a big hole during the Tigers’ 24-8 Sept. 19. Lund had one rushing touchdown.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football picked up its first win of the season on homecoming night. BRF hosted Coulee Conference rival, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) Red Hawks Friday, Sept. 19.
BRF came away with the 24-8 win over its rival.
GET returned the opening kick to...
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Charlie Cook of the Black River Falls Tigers finished 45th with a time of 22.06 at a cross country meet hosted by Neillsville.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team traveled to Levis-Trow Mounds for a meet hosted by Neillsville Tuesday, Sept. 16.
BRF’s boys finished eighth out of 13 teams. Two of the Tigers placed in the top 20.
Owen Zenz led the Tiger boys by placing 17th with a time of 19:...
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team had one Dairyland Conference match, then traveled to New Lisbon for a tournament over the weekend. Lincoln traveled to take on the Augusta Beavers Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Augusta defeated Lincoln 3-0, but all three sets were close.
Lincoln kept the...
The Lincoln Hornets football team picked up a dominant win over Lake Holcombe (LH) Friday, Sept. 19. Lincoln left LH with a 46-8 win.
Lincoln’s special teams unit came up with a big play. LH was forced to punt with the ball on its 23-yard line. Edman LaBar blocked the punt. Jackson Wyss...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team hosted the undefeated Pepin/Alma (PA) Eagles for MM’s homecoming game. The game started on Friday, Sept. 19, and ended on Saturday.
Just under six minutes into the game, lightning delayed the game until Saturday morning.
The Mustangs...
The Lincoln Hornets cross country team traveled to Levis-Trow Mounds for a meet hosted by Neillsville Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Lincoln’s girls did not place as a team, as the Hornets did not have five runners.
Samantha Menning led the Hornet girls by finishing 53rd with a time of 28:53....
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team won its only game last week. BT hosted the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates Tuesday, Sept. 16, for a Dairyland Conference showdown.
The sets throughout the match were all close, but BT defeated CFC 3-1.
CFC built a 9-6 lead early in...