Sports
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team opened the season with two meets last week. BRF started by traveling to Westby Tuesday, Aug. 26, for the Ken Trott Memorial Invitational.
BRF’s boys placed 11th as a team.
Lukas Cornelius led the Tiger boys by finishing 42nd...
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Braylon Backaus of the Black River Falls Tigers leaps over a tackle attempt by a Sparta defender in the Tigers’ season-opening game Aug. 22.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team hosted the Sparta Spartans Friday, Aug. 22, to open the season. The two teams faced off for the season-openers on a regular basis, until a break between 2020-2022. The Tigers were looking to get their first win against Sparta since the 2015...
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Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs racers swept the podium at Chateau Speedway Friday, Aug. 22. Pictured (l-r) are Caleb Arneson (first place), Lauralee Stanton (second place) and Noah Waughtal (third place). The Mustangs compete in the High School Racing Association.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs racing team crossed state borders for the High School Racing Association (HSRA) over the weekend. The Mustangs traveled to Minnesota to race at Chateau Speedway Friday, Aug. 22.
Three Mustang racers swept the podium in the 20-lap feature race, as they...
The 2025 volleyball season is almost under way, as most local teams are starting with scrimmages and will be playing regular season games soon. To preview the season for the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers, let’s take a look at some of the players that earned All-Conference honors last season,...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team kicked off its season on the road against the Luther Knights Friday, Aug. 22. BT ended its four-game losing streak against Luther with a 25-22 win.
Entering this season, BT’s last win against Luther was in 2019. BT and Luther have been playing...
Every year since 2005, except for the 2020 season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs and Bangor Cardinals football teams have faced off against each other to open their seasons. Heading into this season, MM’s last win against Bangor came in...
The Lincoln Hornets football team opened the new season with a road trip to take on McDonell Central (MC) Friday, Aug. 22. MC came away with a 59-24 win.
MC got on the board first. They got the ball at the 40-yard line after the opening kickoff. MC methodically moved the ball down the...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team was busy with seven matches last week to start the season. BRF started the season by traveling to take on Tomah Tuesday, Aug. 19.
Tomah defeated BRF 7-0.
Singles
No. 1 - Gabrielle Peterson, Tomah, def. Libby Moldenhauer, BRF, 6-3,...
The 2025 volleyball season is almost under way, as most local teams are starting with scrimmages and will be playing regular season games soon. To preview the season for the Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats, Lincoln Hornets and Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs, let’s take a look at some of the players...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team opened the season with three invitationals last week. BRF first traveled to Tomah Monday, Aug. 18.
BRF finished eighth out of 20 teams with a score of 414. Tomah was first with 337 strokes.
Jordyn King led the Tigers by shooting 99...