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The Dairyland Conference announced its 2025 All-Conference selections for the baseball season. The Lincoln Hornets had one athlete receive All-Conference recognition.
Jace Paul, a senior, was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team.
Paul batted .391/.533/.457/.990 (...
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2025 baseball season. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs had four athletes selected to the All-Conference teams.
Brady Blaken, Eric Herzberg and Colton Koss were each selected to the All-Conference first team.
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Will Rahmlow of the Black River Falls Tigers American Legion Post 200 Junior hits the ball in the Tigers’ 9-6 win against Onalaska. He had two hits and drove in one run.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers American Legion Post 200 Junior baseball team was busy with five games last week. BRF traveled to take on Onalaska Thursday, June 19.
Despite collecting five more hits than Onalaska, BRF lost by a score of 9-6.
BRF got on the board first with two...
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Archer Grant of the Black River Falls Tigers American Legion Post 200 Senior squad fires a pitch in the Tigers’ 6-3 win over Gays Mills. Grant struck out 10 batters and allowed just three hits in five innings.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers American Legion Post 200 Senior baseball team was busy with two doubleheaders last week. BRF began the week by hosting Gays Mills (GM) Tuesday, June 17, for a doubleheader.
Despite GM’s first two batters getting on base to start the game, BRF’s Archer...
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Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats was named the Division 4 Player of the Year for the state of Wisconsin.
Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team was named the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division 4 Player of the Year. Shramek was also named the WBCA All-State second team as well.
“I am extremely proud of TJ,” commented Wildcats head coach Jesse Lien...
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Jordan Kappen hosted his seventh annual summer basketball camp from June 16 to June 18 at the Lunda Community Center Fieldhouse in Black River Falls. The camp had two groups, with one being first grade through third grade and the other being fourth grade through eighth. Kappen provided campers with tools and drills to improve their shooting, finishing, one-on-one moves, passing and ball handling.
Over 100 athletes participated in the seventh annual Jordan Kappen summer basketball camp June 16 through June 18. The Lunda Community Center Fieldhouse hosted Kappen’s camp.
Kappen emphasized with campers that it isn’t just three days that make you a better basketball player. The camp is...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers American Legion Post 200 Senior Legion baseball team opened the 2025 summer season with a home game against Tomah Friday, June 6.
Tomah got on the board first with two runs in the top of the first inning. BRF responded with six runs in the bottom of the...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers American Legion Post 200 Junior Legion baseball team opened the 2025 summer season recently.
BRF began the season by playing at West Salem (WS) Thursday, June 5, for a doubleheader. One game was seven innings and the other was five innings.
WS took...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs racing team continued the High School Racing Association (HSRA) season with a trip to Minnesota last weekend. Caleb Arneson and Noah Waughtal each traveled to Chateau Speedway Friday, June 13.
Chateau Speedway, a dirt track, is a new addition to the HSRA...
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Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats slings a pitch in a pitching duel when the Wildcats took on Pittsville in the sectional semifinal playoff game.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team’s season came to an end Tuesday, June 10, in the Division 4 Sectional 3 semifinals. BT was the hosting site for the sectional semifinals and the sectional title game.
BT took on Pittsville Tuesday, June 10. Pittsville edged out BT by a score of...