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Olivia Larkin (l) of the Black River Falls Tigers spikes the ball during the Tigers’ match against Nekoosa at their home invite.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team has been busy to open the season. BRF traveled to the Omni Center for a tournament Aug. 27 and Aug. 28.
BRF went 1-6 in the tournament. The Tigers lost to La Crosse Central 2-0, Webster 2-0, Hillsboro 2-0 and lost to Fall Creek 2-1 Aug....
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Caleb Arneson (middle) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs racing team holds the checkered flag in victory lane after his win at Elko. Teammate Noah Waughtal (l) earned a place on the podium by finishing third. Arneson also won the Minnesota state championship.
After a break in the action, the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs racing team continued the High School Racing Association (HSRA) schedule with a pair of races over the weekend.
MM traveled to Elko Speedway in Minnesota Saturday, Sept. 6. The Minnesota state championship was on the line and...
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Lilly Harvieux of the Black River Falls Tigers follows through on her shot.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team traveled to Viroqua Wednesday, Sept. 3, for a Coulee Conference meet.
BRF finished first in the meet.
Jordyn King and McKenzie Apicella both shot 51 strokes. Andrea Cogswell shot 53. Kaylee Wood and Lilly Harvieux shot 56 strokes....
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Eric Herzberg (l) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs rips the ball away from an Eleva-Strum runner when Eleva-Strum was close to scoring.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team began Dairyland Conference play with a home game against Eleva-Strum (ES) Friday, Sept. 5. MM fell behind early and could not overcome the deficit, as ES won the game 37-14.
ES struck in the first quarter with a four-yard touchdown run and a...
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Ezekiel Pavlac (No. 9) of the Lincoln Hornets tackles a Thorp runner in Lincoln’s 16-12 win Sept. 5.
The Lincoln Hornets football team picked up its first win of the season when the Hornets hosted Thorp Friday, Sept. 5.
When these two teams faced off last year, Thorp came out on top by a score of 26-24. This year, the game came down to just four points, as Lincoln defeated Thorp 16-12...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team traveled to Cochrane-Fountain City for the 2025 Jesse Brone Invitational Thursday, Sept. 4.
The meet featured multiple teams ranked in the top 10 in the state. Despite that, several Mustangs improved on their times from the previous...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team dominated the Augusta Beavers in BT’s first Dairyland Conference battle of the season. BT defeated Augusta 56-6 Friday, Sept. 5.
Augusta received the opening kickoff. The Beavers moved the ball down the field, but BT came up with a big takeaway...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team had a pair of road matches last week. BRF traveled to take on Portage Tuesday, Sept. 2.
BRF notched another win, defeating Portage 7-0.
Singles
No. 1 - Libby Moldenhauer, BRF, def. Emma Hoppmann, Portage, 7-5, 4-6, 10-4.
No. 2...
The Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team was back in action with two events last week. BRF traveled to Marshfield Tuesday, Sept. 2, for a triangular.
Holmen finished first with 182 points. Marshfield took second with 59 and BRF was third with 52 points...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team opened Coulee Conference play with a close loss at home when BRF hosted Westby Friday, Sept. 5.
Neither team was able to get on the board in the first quarter. BRF was putting together a strong drive early in the second quarter. The Tigers...