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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football program held its 2023 football camp from July 10-13. The high schoolers had their camp July 10-13 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The football players and coaches then led drills for the youth football camp that was held July 11-13.
The High School Racing Association (HSRA) was back in action with several races recently. Mitchell Berg, Braydon Lockington, Caleb Arneson and Kennedy Krueger from Melrose-Mindoro (MM) compete in HSRA.
The HSRA racers competed at the Tomah-Sparta Speedway Friday, June 23.
Berg took...
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Lindsay Steien, a graduate of Blair-Taylor, competed in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star girls game June 28. Steien was selected to the Division 5 south team.
The annual Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) girls and boys All-Star games were held Wednesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 29. Four local 2023 graduates competed at the All-Star games.
Black River Falls (BRF), Blair-Taylor (BT) and Melrose-Mindoro (MM) were represented at...
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) approved a competitive balance plan during its meeting back in April. The plan will implement a performance point system over a three-year period and will go into effect in 2024-2025.
School sports programs will be placed in the...
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) baseball rules committee approved the use of a one-way communication device between a coach in the dugout and a team’s catcher for the purposes of calling pitches. The electronic device will be permitted for use beginning in 2024...
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Board of Control acted on recommendations at its June 21 meeting.
The board approved the new 14-weight class option for boys wrestling to be effective in 2023-24. The weight classes, in pounds, are 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144...
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Lindsay Steien of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team for the 2023 softball season. Steien was also selected to the All-Conference first team as a pitcher.
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 softball season. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats had five athletes selected to the All-Conference teams.
Lindsay Steien and Abby Thompson were selected to the All-Conference first team. Steien was also selected...
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Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team for the 2023 baseball season.
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 baseball season. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats had two athletes selected to the All-Conference teams.
Jackson Shramek was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team. He will be a senior next year and...
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Hailey Hiles of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team for the 2023 softball season.
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 softball season. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs had five athletes selected to the All-Conference teams.
Hailey Hiles, who was a sophomore this season, and Cooper Zeman, who was a freshman this season, were...
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Eric Herzberg of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference second team for the 2023 baseball season.
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 baseball season. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs had two athletes selected to the All-Conference teams.
Ty Zeman, who was a senior this season, was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference second team. Eric...