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The Melrose-Mindoro/Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (MM/GET) Titans girls soccer team fell in the first round of the playoffs last week.
MM/GET received the No. 6 seed in the Division 3 Sectional 1A playoff bracket. The Titans traveled to take on No. 3 Baldwin-Woodville (BW) Thursday, June 5...
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Ava Cummings of the Lincoln Hornets placed 14th in the discus throw.
Three local athletes competed at the 2025 state track and field championships. The track and field state championship was held at UW-La Crosse June 6 and June 7.
Jay Stetzer and Ava Cummings represented the Lincoln Hornets. Sheila Johnson represented the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs at...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys golf team was represented by Kyle Jahr in the Division 3 sectionals last week. Jahr traveled to Delavan Tuesday, June 3.
Jahr tied for 17th overall out of 72 golfers with 84 strokes. He was just four strokes behind the golfer who qualified individually...
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The Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs softball team won the regional championship in the Division 4 Sectional 3A playoffs. The Mustangs won one playoff game 12-0 over Whitehall, then defeated Luther 8-0 in the regional championship.
After three years of tough playoff losses at home in the regionals, including a 3-2 loss to Eleva-Strum in the regional championship last season, the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team won the regional championship in the Division 4 Sectional 3A playoff bracket.
The Mustangs...
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The Blair-Taylor Wildcats softball team earned the program’s eighth consecutive regional title with a 9-0 win over New Lisbon Thursday, May 29.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team earned the program’s eighth consecutive regional championship. The streak includes two trips to the state championship games, two trips to the state semifinal game, two sectional finals appearances and one sectional semifinal appearance in the...
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Lane Fry (front) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs dives to stop a grounder in the Mustangs’ playoff win over Westfield. Teammate Brett Peterson (back) was right behind him.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs baseball team had one regular-season game and one playoff game last week. MM ended the regular season by hosting Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Tuesday, May 27.
MM ended the regular season on a high note, as the Mustangs defeated IG 6-2.
The Mustangs...
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Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats fires a pitch in the Wildcats’ win over Alma/Pepin. Shramek pitched three innings in relief, allowing zero runs on zero hits and two walks, while striking out six batters.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team hosted Alma/Pepin (AP) Tuesday, May 27, to end the regular season.
BT defeated AP 5-1.
The Wildcats got on the board first with one run in the first inning. Kole Trapp hit a line drive to left field for a single, driving in Tavian Shramek...
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The Black River Falls Tigers boys golf team took second place at regionals in Trempealeau May 27. The Tigers were one point ahead of West Salem with 328 strokes. The Tigers will compete at sectionals in Hayward Wednesday, June 4.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys golf team traveled to Trempealeau Tuesday, May 27, for the Division 2 regionals.
BRF finished second as a team with 328 strokes. The top four teams advanced to sectionals. Aquinas took first with a score of 309. West Salem placed third with 329...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs track and field team traveled to Onalaska Tuesday, May 27, for the Division 3 regionals.
MM’s boys team finished fourth out of 12 teams with 79 points. The Mustang girls placed sixth out of 12 with 54 points.
The Mustangs had multiple athletes from...
The Melrose-Mindoro/Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (MM/GET) Titans girls soccer team had just one game last week, as the other game was canceled due to weather. MM/GET ended the regular season by traveling to take on Wautoma/Wild Rose (WWR) Tuesday, May 27.
WWR edged out the Titans with a 5-4...